For now, links to eight reports: from Middle East Eye, the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and Reuters, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Girl, uncle describe family’s deaths in Israeli strike, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine — Ward Jalal al-Sheikh Khalil, 5, who has spent nearly half her life surviving Israel’s war on Gaza, was fleeing the bombed classroom at the Fahmi al-Jerjawi school after witnessing her mother and four siblings burn to death. Click HERE for report including video, and HERE for related report.

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No respite for Palestinians as Israel crushes Khan Younis, by Ahmed Abu Artema | Middle East Eye  The Israeli army last week posted on social media an announcement, in Arabic, ordering residents to leave Gaza’s Khan Younis area ahead of an “unprecedented attack.” Moments after it was posted . . .  READ MORE . . .

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How is the new Gaza aid plan supposed to work — and why are so many aid groups against it? By Sam Mednick | AP  TEL AVIV — A U.S.-backed group approved by Israel to take over aid distribution in Gaza says it has started operations, despite opposition from the U.N. and most humanitarian groups and the unexpected resignation of its executive director. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from NPR.

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FROM MAY 26  Mass displacement in Gaza as Israel increases airstrikes. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  Palestinians have been massively displaced from areas of Gaza under a new Israeli military effort. Many have ended up in Gaza City where families are pitching tents near a once-picturesque seaport. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM MAY 26  A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a U.S.-backed group says, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A new aid system in Gaza opened its first distribution hubs Monday, according to a U.S.-backed group that said it began delivering food to Palestinians who face growing hunger after Israel’s nearly three-month blockade to pressure Hamas. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Do you support Palestine when it fights, or only when it bleeds? by Adnan Hmidan | Middle East Monitor  Since the onset of the genocide, ethnic cleansing, and collective punishment in Gaza, the popular movement across Europe has evolved . . . READ MORE . . .

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MAY BE CONTINUED