For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle; to an interview from Democracy Now! via ScheerPost; and to commentary from Z Network via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names below or as highlighted. (GAZA 5-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees say, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP TEL AVIV — Several Palestinians and soldiers told the AP that Israeli troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for explosives or militants, saying the practice has become ubiquitous. Israel’s military,, however, says . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aid, by Sam Mednick | AP TEL AVIV — As pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, Israel appears to be changing tack and may let aid groups operating in the battered enclave remain in charge of non-food assistance while leaving food distribution to a newly established U.S.-backed group, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. READ MORE . . .
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Gaza doctor, pediatrician Alaa al-Najjer, receives charred bodies of her nine children while on duty at hospital, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine The nine are dead, a tenth was wounded but survived, and her husband sustained serious injuries and is in intensive care. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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FROM MAY 23 UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie | Reuters CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Getting the supplies to people sheltering in tents and other makeshift accommodation has been fitful and UN officials say at least 500 to 600 trucks of aid are needed every day. So far, an umbrella network of Palestinian aid groups said, 119 aid trucks . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for related May 24 report from Reuters.
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FROM MAY 22 U.S.-Israeli aid scheme for Gaza hits roadblock as bidders say ‘nobody able to fill demand.’ From the Cradle. Israeli suppliers say “nobody” is able to fulfill the “huge” requirements of a U.S.-Israeli aid mechanismset to begin operations before the end of the month in the south of Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 23 UK MP Jeremy Corbyn & EU MP Lynn Boylan on Europe pressuring Israel to halt atrocities in Gaza. Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh of Democracy Now! talk with Corbin and Boylan, independent members, respectively, of the British Parliament and of the European Parliament, about some recent changes in British government and European Union policies toward Israel, what caused them, and what they recommend. Click HERE for an intro, video of interview, and transcript.
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FROM MAY 21 Israel’s final solution for Gaza, by Vijay Prashad | Z Network / Consortium News In early May, the security cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met and agreed that Israel would “capture” Gaza and remove its Palestinian population “to protect it.” To achieve this . . . READ MORE . . .
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