First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Cradle, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Rubio in Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza, by Matthew Lee and Samy Magdy | AP  JERUSALEM— U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel today as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM SEPT. 12  U.S. joins rest of Security Council in condemning Doha strikes as members deliberately fail to name Israel. From the Cradle. The UN Security Council condemned the recent strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, but neglected to name Israel as the perpetrator of the attack, issuing a statement on Thursday approved by all 15 members, including the U.S. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 12  Israel leaves over 50,000 homeless in Gaza City after razing dozens of buildings, hundreds of tents. From the Cradle. Israel is systematically demolishing homes and residential buildings in Gaza City, satellite imagery and reports from the Gaza Civil Defense show, with tens of thousands of Palestinians in the enclave’s largest city made homeless amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 13  Israel’s failed attack on Qatar demonstrated its weakness, bewilderment and bankruptcy, by Saad Naji Jawad | Middle East Monitor   The aggression against Qatar cannot be viewed as a passing incident, but a watershed moment and a serious provocation to the Middle East. Of course, Israel could not have committed such a major offensive without . . . READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED