For today, links to four reports: from Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, National Public Radio, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 4-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.)— MCM

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Looting of Gaza stores signals worsening hunger crisis. From Reuters. CAIRO — Increased looting of food stores and community kitchens in the Gaza Strip, including five incidents today, shows growing desperation as hunger spreads two months after Israel cut off supplies to the Palestinian territory, residents and aid officials say. READ MORE . . .

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Severe dust storm sweeps 9 Arab states, worsening Gaza’s plight, by Ibrahim Khazen and Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Agency  CAIRO / ISTANBUL  A wide-reaching dust storm driven by a seasonal khamsin low-pressure system swept across nine Arab countries today, deepening the crisis in Gaza and prompting alerts across the region. Palestinian media said high winds . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 30  U.S. supports ally Israel at the International Court of Justice. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  The UN’s highest court has been hearing testimony regarding Israel’s conduct in providing aid to Palestinians, especially in Gaza where it has imposed a blockade of any goods entering the territory. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 30  Israel’s total siege of Gaza reaches day 60 as ICJ hearings on genocide case continue. From the Cradle. Israel’s complete blockade of humanitarian aid shipments to the Gaza Strip reached its 60th day on Wednesday as famine conditions continue to spread across the besieged enclave. READ MORE . . .

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