For now, links to five reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters, and to an interview from Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman | AP  DEIR Al-BALAH, Gaza — Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into today killed at least 45 people — as Israel’s war on Hamas . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters..

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FROM MAY 20  World leaders tell Israel to allow aid into Gaza as famine looms. Reported by Lauren Frayer and Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR  Leaders from the U.K., France and Canada issued a joint statement calling on the Israeli government to end its military operations in Gaza and immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter the region where hundreds of thousands of residents have been ordered out of nearly a fourth of the territory and many express panic and exhaustion.  Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM MAY 20  Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism, launching airstrikes that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians. Israeli officials said they also allowed in dozens more trucks carrying aid. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM MAY 20  Walid Jumblatt says Arab leaders must wake up to Israeli expansionism, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  BEIRUT — Anyone looking for clues to the ambitions of Israeli expansionism should read the Bible, Walid Jumblatt, the leader of the Druze in Lebanon, says. With Israeli forces launching a new offensive in Gaza, and with . . . Click HERE for article including video.

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