For now, links to three reports: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; other articles and reports are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 6-17-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and IRAN entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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UNRWA chief slams U.S.-Israeli aid distribution system in Gaza as ‘war crime,’ by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye  The commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, has condemned the “lethal” U.S.–Israeli relief delivery mechanism in Gaza, as over two million are left starving across the besieged enclave. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 17  Dozens of Palestinian aid seekers killed by Israeli troops in new GHF massacre. From the Cradle. Israeli forces on Tuesday morning committed another massacre targeting aid seekers in Khan Yunis, resulting in over 60 Palestinians killed and more than 200 injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli documents reveal further American interests in firm guarding Gaza aid hubs, by Dania Akkad and Nadav Rapaport | Middle East Eye  LONDON / TEL AVIV — Business registration documents filed in Israel last month by a private U.S. contractor operating in Gaza reveal a wider network of Americans linked to a controversial aid plan whose funding has remained opaque as more than 400 Palestinians have been killed seeking food from its sites. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 17  ‘Execution site,’ by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine  In the three weeks since the U.S.-Israeli aid distribution mechanism handled by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operating, more than 420 Palestinians have been killed and more than 3,000 others injured by Israeli fire near the three aid distribution points. READ MORE . . .

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