For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE, YEMEN and LAWRENCE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 14, medics say. From AP. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 14 people in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said today, while Hamas was reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal after giving it an initial cool response. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza. From Reuters. WASHINGTON — A U.S. plan for Gaza seen by Reuters today proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians, and sending humanitarian aid to Gaza as soon as . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 29 Israel accepts a U.S. proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire and Hamas gives a cool response, by Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss | AP Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for May 29 report from Middle East Eye.
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Israel bars aid from entering Gaza from Jordan. Reported by. Jane Arraf | NPR Jordan has been a hub for humanitarian aid going to Gaza. It’s just a few hours drive from the Gaza border. But now, amid spreading famine, Israel is allowing only supplies from Israel to enter Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Israel aid blockage making Gaza ‘hungriest region on earth’, UN office says. From Reuters. Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said, with almost no ready-to-eat food entering what its spokesperson described as “the hungriest place on earth.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle.
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Carbon footprint from Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds those of 100 countries: study. From Middle East Eye. A study published by the Social Science Research Network, first reported by The Guardian on Friday, found that the climate cost of Israel’s destruction of the Palestinian enclave, clearing debris and rebuilding the territory could exceed 31m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, more than . . . READ MORE . . .
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