For today, just three links: to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 5-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.)  — MCM

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 59 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive, by Wafaa Shurafa and Tia Goldenberg | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, including women and children, hospital officials said today. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli ambassador to the UN discusses the country’s new plan for aid in Gaza. Michel Martin of NPR asks Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, about his country’s new plan for humanitarian aid in Gaza, which the UN has rejected. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israeli protesters against war draw attention to children killed in Gaza. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  A small but growing group of Israelis is staging a silent protest against the war while holding photos of Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Israeli police unsuccessfully tried to ban the protests. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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