For today, links to seven reports: from the Cradle, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Israel intensifies assault to wipe Gaza City ‘off the map.’ From the Cradle. Israeli forces have intensified their assault on two neighborhoods east of Gaza City, unleashing what residents describe as relentless bombardment that has left much of the area in ruins — part of Israel’s newly approved plan to capture the entire city and forcibly expel . . . READ MORE . . .
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Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Metz | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Thirst supersedes the fear of illness. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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Israeli leaders support the mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, by Joseph Krauss | AP President Donald Trump has said little about his idea of relocating many of the Gaza Strip’s 2 million Palestinians to other countries since he stunned the world by announcing it in February. But Israel’s leaders have run with it, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 15 Staff walked out of Israeli-run Gaza ‘aid project’ condemned as a death trap. From Middle East Monitor. Four consultants at Boston Consulting Group resigned from a Gaza aid project in its early stages, warning of serious ethical and reputational risks. Their departures . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 15 Israeli army chief, war minister vow to ‘act as one fist’ on Gaza City occupation. From the Cradle. After their meeting Thursday to discuss plans to occupy Gaza City, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army and government would “act as one fist” to complete the occupation of the city and army chief Eyal Zamir said “victory on the battlefield” necessitates cooperation between the army and the political leadership. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 15 Belgium FM urges Palestine recognition before ‘nothing left.’ From the Cradle. “If Belgium does not make progress towards official recognition in September,” Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot told parliament on Friday, “there will soon be nothing left to recognise.” READ MORE . . .
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What is ‘Greater Israel’? by Timur Shah | Middle East Eye The concept of Greater Israel, which has various interpretations, has long been invoked by ultra-nationalist Israelis. It is often understood as . . . READ MORE . . .
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