For today, links to eight reports: from Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, the Assocated Press, and Agence France-Presse; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 8-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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NEWER  4 Israeli soldiers missing, others killed in resistance ambush in Zeitoun neighbourhood east of Gaza: Israel media. From Middle East Monitor.  Israeli media reported that 4 soldiers were missing, and others were killed and wounded in Gaza, as part of a large ambush to capture Israeli soldiers carried out by the Qassam Brigades in the Zeitoun neighbourhood east of Gaza City. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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NEWER  Palestinian president’s office urges U.S. to reinstate his visa ahead of key UN  meetings, by Imad Isseid | AP  RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president’s office today urged the U.S. government to reverse its unusual decision to revoke his visa, weeks before he was meant to appear at the U.N.’s main annual meeting and an international conference about creating a Palestinian state. The European Union asked . . . READ MORE . . .

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Red Cross chief says mass evacuation of Gaza City ‘impossible.’ From AFP. GENEVA — The head of the international Red Cross today denounced Israel’s plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City ahead of a military takeover, insisting there was no way it could be done safely. READ MORE . . .  

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Israel will soon slow or halt aid into parts of northern Gaza as it ramps up offensive, by Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its offensive attempting to cripple Hamas, an official said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG.29  Washington blocks Palestinian leaders from attending UN General Assembly. From the Cradle. In an unprecedented move, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday revoked visas for Palestinian Authority leaders scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly in New York in September. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from AP and Reuters.

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