For today, links to eleven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and CBS News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says, by Sam Mednick and Wafaa Shurafa | AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip— The world’s leading authority on food crises said today the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for a second report from AP and reports from NPR, Reuters and the Cradle.
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Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed as Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Metz | AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel’s defense minister warned today that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as . . . READ MORE . . .
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Egypt calls for immediate international intervention in Gaza crisis. From Middle East Monitor. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Cairo is deeply concerned over the Israeli government’s move to press ahead with plans for a large-scale military operation by its army in the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .
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Hamas has one top strategy: end the war and survive. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Abu Bakr Bashir | NPR TEL AVIV — Nearly two years after launching the surprise attack that sparked the war with Israel, Hamas finds itself up against a wall. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM AUG. 21 Leaked Israeli data shows civilians make up 83 percent of Palestinians killed in Gaza. From the Cradle. Statistics from a classified Israeli military intelligence database show that over 80 percent of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the start of the genocide in Gaza have been civilians. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 21 Eyewitness says American subcontractors at Gaza aid sites fired at Palestinians, by Debora Patta | CBS News A new eyewitness says American security personnel hired through American subcontractors are among those indiscriminately shooting and killing Palestinian civilians seeking aid at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Aug. 22 report from the Cradle.
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