For now, links to reports from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, and Reuters, and to commentary from Middle East Eye and Consortium News; other articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, LEBANON, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Gaza genocide reaches 700th day as Israel steps up carpet bombing, forced displacement. From the Cradle. Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians entered its 700th day today, as Tel Aviv continued preparations for a massive assault to occupy Gaza City. At least 44 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn . . . READ MORE . . .
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Over 19,000 children killed in Gaza by Israel as genocide marks 700th day, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye Children in Gaza account for more than 30 percent of deaths since Israel began its genocidenearly two years ago, as the besieged enclave remains the “most dangerous place to be a child.” READ MORE . . .
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Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise building while ramping up offensive to take over the area, by Wafaa Shurafa and Julia Frankel | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel struck a high-rise building today as the army . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 4 Israeli military says it controls 40% of Gaza City, by Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters JERUSALEM / CAIRO — Israel controls 40% of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, as its bombardment forced more Palestinians from their homes there, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 4 Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say, as Israel and Hamas dig in on demands, by Wafaa Shurafa,Kareem Chehayeb andJulia Frankel | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed 28 people, mostly women and children, overnight and into Thursday, according to hospitals, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive in famine-stricken Gaza City. The Israeli military spokesman said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 3 Hunger, looting and lost childhoods: Gaza’s engineered collapse, by Ahmed Abu Artema | Middle East Eye Whenever a friend from outside Gaza asks me how we are doing, I answer: our situation defies words. The wounds inflicted on our souls cannot be captured by news bulletins, nor measured by statistics. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 4 Gaza & fake war reporting, by Chris Hedges | Consortium News There are two types of war correspondents. The first type does not attend press conferences. They do not beg generals and politicians for interviews. READ MORE . . .
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