For today, links to four reports: from the Cradle, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes on Gaza City persist as Tel Aviv gears up for mass displacement of Palestinians. From the Cradle. Israeli forces continued to indiscriminately bombard Gaza today, a day after announcing the start of a mass displacement effort preceding the implementation of a recently approved plan to occupy Gaza City. READ MORE . . .

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Hamas rejects Israel’s Gaza relocation plan, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Palestinian militant group Hamas said today that Israel’s plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a “new wave of genocide and displacement” for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area. READ MORE . . .

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Protests in Israel call for an end to war, video shows prominent Palestinian prisoner. Reported by Jane Arraf and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Israelis are holding protests calling for their government to end the war in Gaza. Palestinian leaders have also condemned a far-right Israeli politician for berating a notable Palestinian prisoner. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM AUG. 16  Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war, by Natalie Melzer | AP  NAHARIYA, Israel — Israel announced Saturday it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas. READ MORE . . .

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