For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, Wafa, National Public Radio, CNN, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary via the Financial Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — The UN human rights chief said today that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and he asked countries to act on what he called Israel’s “blatant disregard” for international law in the occupied Palestinian territories. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Wafa.

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Blinken to meet with UK prime minister for talks on Ukraine and Gaza. Reported by Lauren Frayer and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits London today, ahead of a White House trip by new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The talks are focused on Ukraine and Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 8  CIA and MI6 heads discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts, Russian threat in unprecedented joint public appearance in London, by Nick Paton Walsh, Sophie Tanno and Radina Gigova | CNN  CIA chief Bill Burns said on Saturday he hoped to have a “more detailed” hostage and ceasefire proposal to put before Israel and Hamas negotiators in the coming days, but stressed that its success would come down to “political will” on their part. He spoke at an unprecedented joint public event with Richard Moore of the UK’s foreign intelligence service. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for commentary via Financial Times. 

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FROM SEPT. 8  Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins, by Jalal Bwaitel and Julia Frankel | AP  KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli forces ‘kill a Palestinian child every two days’ in West Bank, by Katherine Hearst | Middle East Eye  A new report has detailed how more than 140 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack and the ensuing war on Gaza began. The report by Defence for Children International . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 8  Palestine sees 85% drop in illiteracy rates in last 2 decades. From Middle East Monitor. The Palestinian territories have seen an 85% drop in illiteracy rates in the last two decades, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for news release from the PCBS. 

For today, links to 10 reports: from National Public Radio, CNN, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Tass, and the Kyiv Post, and to commentary via the Financial Times; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Blinken to meet with U.K. prime minister for talks on Ukraine and Gaza. Reported by Lauren Frayer and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits London today, ahead of a White House trip by new U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The talks are focused on Ukraine and Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 8  CIA and MI6 heads discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts, Russian threat in unprecedented joint public appearance in London, by Nick Paton Walsh, Sophie Tanno and Radina Gigova | CNN  CIA chief Bill Burns and Richard Moore, head of the UK’s foreign intelligence service, speaking Saturday, stressed the importance of the two countries’ intelligence partnership at a time when the global order is under threat, particularly from Russian aggression. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for commentary via Financial Times. 

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Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk. From AFP.  Russia said today its forces had captured the east Ukrainian village of Memryk, a stepping stone to the Kyiv-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk some 20 kilometers (12 miles) away. Pokrovsk lies on the intersection . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Kremlin says Germany is right to fully investigate Nord Stream pipeline blasts. From Reuters.  MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to want a thorough investigation into a 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines despite what it said were attempts by some Western powers to hush up what really happened. Scholz said over the weekend . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 8  German Chancellor Scholz calls for faster progress toward ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. From AP. FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. He . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hundreds of Ukraine war veterans win office in Russia’s regional elections. From the Moscow Times. Over 300 Russian soldiers who fought in Moscow’s war on Ukraine and ran as candidates from the ruling United Russia party have secured political office in Russia’s 2024 regional and local elections, state media reported Monday, citing . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 8  Russian forces liberate DPR’s Novogrodovka. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s battlegroup Center has liberated the settlement of Novogrodovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 8  17 IRIS-Ts will boost Ukraine’s air defenses but it’s still not enough, experts say, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent  Ukraine’s continued requests to Western allies for more air defenses were answered in part this week, with the announcement that Germany has ordered an additional 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Kyiv. The timing . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine develops its own long-range aerial glide bomb. From Kyiv Post. A video released over the weekend shows a Ukrainian Su-24 variable-wing bomber carrying what appears to be a new type of air-launched guided munition. It seems likely the video was filmed sometime in August. The post said the Su-24, with the bort number “White 09,” belongs to Ukraine’s . . . READ MORE . . .

For today. links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and Common Dreams; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis, by Mahmoud Ileana and Natalie Melzer | AP  ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank — Three Israelis were shot and killed today at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. The military said the gunman . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor.

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Israeli strike kills senior rescue-service official in Gaza, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike on a house in Jabalia today killed Mohammad Morsi, deputy director of the Gaza Civil Emergency Service in the northern areas of the Gaza Strip, and four of his family, health officials said. The Civil Emergency Service said in a statement that Morsi’s death raised to 83 the number of its members . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 5  Biden’s memo invoked to stop arms to Israel, by Julia Conley | Common Dreams / Consortium News  More than two dozen groups on Tuesday sent a letter to President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their foreign policy advisers saying to administration need look no further than its own . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 7  Half a million people protest against government in Israel. From Middle East Eye. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested across the country on Saturday for the eighth consecutive night with some clashes reported with the police. The demonstrations were ignited on Sunday last week after the bodies of six captives . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 7  Tens of thousands march for Palestine towards Israeli embassy in London, by Areeb Ullah | Middle East Eye  LONDON — Tens of thousands of protesters marched for Palestine in central London on Saturday as Israel continues its attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Organisers held a series of speeches at the start of the march on Regent Street before . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Common Dreams.

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FROM SEPT. 7  U.S. and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s ‘audacious’ Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire, by Jill Lawless | AP  LONDON — The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies said Saturday that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding 2 1/2-year war, as they urged Kyiv’s allies not to be held back by Russian threats of escalation. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to seven reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Tass, the Associated Press, and the Kyiv Independent, and to commentary from the Kyiv Post and Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russian military says it has captured town in eastern Ukraine. From AFP. The Russian army said today it had captured a town in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s forces are advancing on the strategic city of Pokrovsk. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces have “liberated the locality of Novohrodivka” in the Donetsk region, some 20 kilometers from . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Tass.

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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of overnight air attacks on border regions. From Reuters. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of overnight air attacks on their border regions, with Ukrainian officials saying that two people died and four were injured in the Sumy region, and Russia saying three civilians were injured in Belgorod. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.

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FROM SEPT. 7  U.S. and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s ‘audacious’ Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire, by Jill Lawless | AP  LONDON — The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies said Saturday that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding 2 1/2-year war, as they urged Kyiv’s allies not to be held back by Russian threats of escalation. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 7  Howitzers, missiles, armor — what Ukraine was promised in Ramstein, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  As the allies gathered at the Ramstein Air Base for the 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trench versus trench, drone versus drone, by Jeffrey S. Kargel | Kyiv Post  As Russia’s war against Ukraine has progressed, almost every aspect of war tactics by modern militaries has been completely disrupted by air-borne, sea-based, and increasingly surface-based drones. Both Ukraine and Russia – and by extension . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 4  Conditioning Americans for war with Russia, by Ray McGovern | Special to Consortium News / Popular Resistance  As the drums beat louder and louder about alleged threats from Russia, the Biden administration today blew perilous new life into the debunked and disgraced Russiagate disinformation operation. Russiagate seems . . . READ MORE . . .

Links to two news releases: from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and the International Center for 9/11 Justice; other information is accessible by clicking on their shorter names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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AE911Truth’s 2024 anniversary event, today. From AE911Truth. A free online broadcast beginning today at 2 p.m. EDT includes interviews with nine observers including current Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies, and two panel discussions. Click HERE for details.

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‘Aviation Impossibilities’ symposium Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern. From IC911. Over the past six months, the International Center for 9/11 Justice has embarked on the first stage of an in-depth study into what took place in the skies on Sept. 11, 2001. Tomorrow, Sunday, an online symposium titled “Aviation Impossibilities: Deconstructing the Official Story of the 9/11 Hijackings and Air Defense Failures” will evaluate three key claims of the government’s account. Click HERE for details.

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For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Middle East Eye, the Anadolu Agency, and the Associated Press, and to excerpts from two articles in the August-September issue of the Capitol Hill Citizen; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below or by purchasing or borrowing a copy of that issue of the Citizen. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 as UN pursues vaccinations, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 24 hours, local medics said today, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the territory. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from | AP. 

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Satellite images show Israel paving new road along Philadelphi Corridor: report. From Middle East Eye. Israeli forces are paving a new road running the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, satellite images have shown, according to a BBC report. The imagery, photographs and video . . . READ MORE . . .

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President Erdogan denounces killing of Turkish-U.S. activist by Israel, by Seda Sevencan and Muhammed Enes Calli | Anadolu Agency  ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today condemned Israel for ‘heinously’ murdering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed Friday by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank  He said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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The heads of the CIA and MI6 issue a joint call for a cease-fire in Gaza, by Jill Lawless | AP  LONDON — The heads of the American and British foreign intelligence agencies said today they are “working ceaselessly” for a cease-fire in Gaza, using a rare joint public statement to press for peace. CIA Director William Burns and MI6 Chief Richard Moore said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling. The cost could be heavy for kids’ futures, by Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — This week, when they would normally be going back to school . . . READ MORE . . .

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Exposing the Gaza death undercount, by Ralph Nader | Capitol Hill Citizen  Probative evidence and professional assessments point to a death toll of over 300,000 Palestinians in Gaza with that number at least doubling by end of the year. Why then is the reviled Hamas’ death count now at about 41,000, accepted by the mass media and most governments? Click HERE to read beginning of article.

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In Congress, 52 standing  ovations for Netanyahu, by Linda Pentz Gunter | Capitol Hill Citizen  On July 24, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlalib, the lone Palestinian member of Congress, was also the only elected official who chose to make a visible protest against the disgraceful spectacle she was witnessing that day: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking inside the U.S Capitol to a roaring, applauding . . .Click HERE to read beginning of article.

For today, links to eight reports from Reuters, the Kyivi Post, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Ukraine says Russia launched 67 drones in overnight attack, by Max Hunder | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s air force said today Russia launched a total of 67 long-range Shahed drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. READ MORE . . .

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Drone debris from Russian overnight attack falls near Parliament building. From Kyiv Post. Ukrainian air defense reportedly shot down 58 Russian kamikaze drones over Ukraine in an early morning attack today that saw drone debris fall near the capital’s parliamentary building in the Pechersk district. At around 3 a.m. . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production, by Yehor Konovlov and Katie Marie Davies | AP  POLTAVA, Ukraine — Funeral services were held today for victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the war in Ukraine began, as Ukraine’s president vowed to increase domestic military production by creating underground weapons factories. READ MORE . . .

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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure more than 100 over past day, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 105, including children, regional authorities reported early today. The Air Force said Ukrainian air defenses downed 58 of the 67 Shahed-type drones . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says army seized new village in eastern Ukraine. From AFP.  Russia said today it had seized another village in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s troops are continuing to advance. The defense ministry said Russian forces “have liberated the village of Kalynove” in the Donetsk region, which . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine claims strike on Russian ammo depot. From AFP. Kyiv said today it had struck an ammunition depot in a Russian region bordering Ukraine where a large fire broke out overnight after a drone attack. The Russian governor of the Voronezh region said debris from a downed drone triggered . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Russia says its Grad MLRS destroys Ukrainian positions near border in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Grad multiple launch rocket systems of the battlegroup North destroyed Ukrainian positions near the border in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli forces appear to withdraw from a West Bank camp after a major military operation, by Jalal Bweitel and David Rising | AP  JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by this morning, after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Health workers in Gaza administer polio vaccines during pauses in fighting. Reported by A Martínez | NPR  Naina Bhalla, the medical team leader for Doctors without Borders in Khan Younis, talks about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and the Anadolu Agency.

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FROM SEPT. 5  In the Occupied West Bank, Palestinians say water is harder to come by since Oct. 7. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  Since the war in Gaza began last October, life has gotten harder for Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. One of the crucial ways: access to water has gotten significantly worse. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM SEPT 5  Lawsuit seeks release of State Department documents reviewing U.S. arms sales to Israel. From Middle East Eye. Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) has filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of State in a bid for it to release documents related to allegations of human rights abuses by the Israeli military. The Leahy Law prohibits the U.S. from providing . . . READ MORE . . .

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ICC chief prosecutor defends arrest warrants for Netanyahu, by Burak Bir | Anadolu Agency  LONDON — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has defended arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that justice must be seen to be done. In an interview . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 5  Will Israel’s mass protests motivate Netanyahu to make a deal with Hamas? Reported by Jonaki Mehta, Tinbete Ermyas and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR  Journalist Anshel Pfeffer talks about the Israeli public and international community’s response to Netanyahu’s refusal to commit to a ceasefire amid hostage deaths. Click HERE to listen and read.

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The ‘exposure’ of prison horrors aims to shift focus from Israel’s broader crimes, by Ammiel Alcalay | Middle East Eye  While it’s almost impossible to place the atrocities in any kind of hierarchy, the public “shock” over Israeli practices of . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to nine reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, the Anadolu Agency, the Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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1 killed, dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Pavlohrad. From AFP. Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad killed at least one person and injured more than 50 others, including three children, authorities said this afternoon. Regional governor Sergiy Lusaka said the attacks led to “several fires . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine presses for long-range strike support, U.S. announces more aid, by Phil Stewart and Sabine Siebold | Reuters  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy today urged Western allies to ignore Moscow’s “red lines” and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory as Washington . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AP, the Kyiv Independent and the Anadolu Agency.

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Germany, Canada pledge howitzers, tanks, rockets and more to Ukraine, by Martin Fornusek | Kyiv Post  Canada and Germany announced new military donations to Ukraine as the allies gathered today for the Ramstein group meeting in Germany. The Ukraine Contact Defense Group met . . . READ MORE . . . 

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Zelensky: Russia loses 6,000 troops in Kursk, no longer a threat of attack on Sumy. From Kyiv Post. Russia has lost 6,000 soldiers, killed and wounded, in the Kursk region during the month-long Ukrainian Armed Forces operation, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced at the Contact Group meeting on Ukraine’s defense in Germany. READ MORE . . .

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Situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 300 military personnel and 12 pieces of equipment over the day in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said, giving a total of over 10,400 enemy servicemen lost since fighting began in the region. READ MORE . . .

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Russia will restrict U.S. media outlets over RT sanctions, Kremlin says. From AFP. Moscow will impose restrictions on American media outlets in response to new U.S. sanctions on the state-funded RT news network, the Kremlin said today. The United States indicted two RT employees and sanctioned its top editors on Wednesday, accusing them . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to eight reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, the Portland Press Herald, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 4  Netanyahu says Israel will not leave Gaza border corridor until it is secure, by James Mackenzie and Emily Rose | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will only agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that guarantees the border area between southern Gaza and Egypt could never be used as a lifeline for the Islamist movement Hamas. He repeated . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.

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Netanyahu’s insistence on military presence in Philadelphi Corridor undermining ceasefire deal: report. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on maintaining a military presence in the 14-kilometre (9-mile) Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border is scuttling the possibility of a cease-fire deal, according to U.S. media, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. city council votes unanimously to divest from companies doing business with Israel. From Middle East Monitor.  The City Council of Portland, Maine, has voted unanimously to divest from companies doing business with Israel, as the occupation state’s near 11-month military offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza has killed 41,000 Palestinians and wounded 95,000 others. The divestment list includes . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Portland Press Herald.

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Israeli strike kills children playing in the street, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye  Tala Abu Ajwa, 10, had been playing with her neighbours outside their residential building in central Gaza City. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NPR.

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FROM SEPT. 4  U.S. negotiators racing to present new Gaza ceasefire proposal, sources say, by Steve Holland, Jonathan Landay,Andrew Mills and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan | Reuters  WASHINGTON / DOHA / CAIRO — The White House is scrambling to put forward a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by Hamas in the coming days, two U.S. officials, according to two Egyptian security sources and an official with knowledge of the matter. The new proposal aims . . . READ MORE . . .