For today, links to 10 reports: from Middle East Eye, Agence France-Press, the Cradle, the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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NEWER Turkey’s Erdogan calls Trump to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. From Middle East Eye. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today he had called President Donald Trump to tell him humanitarian aid must be delivered to Gaza. He said he told Trump that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached grave levels and Turkey was ready . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel to ‘allow a window’ for hostage deal before expanded Gaza campaign: security official. From AFP. Israel will “allow a window” for a hostage deal during a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the Middle East before a planned expansion of its Gaza offensive, a senior security official said today. READ MORE . . .
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Israel approves plan for Gaza ‘conquest’ and mass displacement. From the Cradle. Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved a new military plan on 5 May to expand operations in Gaza, including the “conquest” of the territory and promotion of the “voluntary migration” of its population, according to multiple Israeli officials and political sources. READ MORE . . . Click.HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AP, Reuters and Middle East Eye.
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Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR TEL AVIV — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a plan to seize more land in Gaza and move Palestinians to a designated zone with food and supplies provided by U.S. security contractors using facial recognition screening. The aid proposal would be . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 4 Fuel in Gaza hospitals sufficient for only 3 days: health ministry, by Mohammed Al Ragawi and Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine / ANKARA — Gaza’s Health Ministry warned on Sunday that fuel reserves in the enclave’s hospitals will only last for three more days. READ MORE
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Palestinian girl ‘gasping for air’ as mother uses makeshift device to save her, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine — With Israel blocking all goods and aid, including medical supplies, from entering Gaza for over two months, doctors are resorting to desperate alternatives to medically approved devices that have run out. READ MORE . . .
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Israel army chief says Gaza war goals ‘unachievable’ amid troop shortage. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has reportedly warned that the goals of the Gaza war may be “unachievable” due to a shortage of troops, according to Israeli media reports released on Sunday. READ MORE . . .
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