For today, links to 10 reports: from the Cradle, Haaretz, Anadolu Ajansi, the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Israeli army warns demolishing Gaza City could take ‘over a year’: report. From the Cradle. The Israeli army has warned the government that implementing Tel Aviv’s order to demolish Gaza City could possibly take “over a year,” Hebrew media reported today. The warnings come after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Haaretz.
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FROM AUG. 23 Gaza famine claims 8 more lives in 24 hours, including 2 children, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi ANKARA — Eight more Palestinians, including two children, died from malnutrition caused by the Israeli blockade in Gaza over the past 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 281 since the onset of the humanitarian crisis, local sources said on Saturday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 23 Doctors in Gaza say patients’ protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition, by Wafaa Shurafa and Adam Geller | AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — One of every 6 children in Gaza under 5 is now affected by accute malnutrition, said a report by the U.S. nonprofit MedGlobal, which warned that all children in Gaza are at risk of starving without intervention. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Aug. 22 report from Reuters.
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Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer | Reuters CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Residents of the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City said Israeli planes and tanks destroyed buildings and homes there overnight Saturday into today — specifically mentioning the areas of Zeitoun and Shejaia, the nearby Sabra neighbourhood, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling today through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Gaza City is in famine . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli quadcopters harass and attack Gaza City residents, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine — As Israel threatens the reoccupation of Gaza, residents of Gaza City report a rise in Israeli quadcopter harassment and attacks, a tactic many believe is aimed at . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 23 The looming battle for Gaza City. Reported by Jackie Northam and Scott Detrow | NPR As Israel prepares for another major military offensive in Gaza, a new report says Gaza is in the grip of a full-blown famine. Will Israel accept a ceasefire deal or attack Gaza’s biggest urban hub? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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‘Besiege them, let them die of hunger,’ Israeli far-right ministers order army chief on Gaza operation. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli far-right ministers openly advocated starving Gaza’s population during a Cabinet meeting, sparking a fierce confrontation with military chief Eyal Zamir over Israel’s ongoing war strategy, according to Israeli media reports today, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .
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