For today, links to 10 reports: from Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, Haaretz, and Common Dreams, and to a proposal from Other News; other articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Israeli strikes kill another 29 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, by Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL — At least 29 people were killed and scores of others injured in Israeli strikes on various locations in the Gaza Strip since early today, medical sources said. Israeli army targeted aid-seekers by live bullets at one location, killing 10 Palestinians and injuring over 50. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. accuses UN expert of ‘economic warfare’ over report on companies aiding Israeli occupation, by Rabia Iclal Turan | Anadolu Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Mission to the UN denounced a new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of waging “economic warfare” against American and global firms by naming them as complicit in Israel’s occupation and military actions in the Palestinian territories. READ MORE . . .
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Hamas says it’s open to a Gaza truce but stops short of accepting a Trump-backed proposal, by Fatma Khalid, Samy Magdy and Bassem Mroue | AP CAIRO — Hamas suggested today that it was open to a ceasefire agreement with Israel, but stopped short of accepting a U.S. backed proposal announced by President Donald Trump hours earlier, insisting on its longstanding position that any deal bring an end to the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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Trump’s ceasefire statement raises hopes in Gaza as Israel presses on with attacks, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell | Reuters CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Word from U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel has agreed to the conditions needed to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza raised hopes today in the enclave, where health officials said at least 20 people had been killed in Israeli attacks. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 1 Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept deal, by Aamer Madhani and Samy Magdy | AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP, and HERE to listen to report from NPR.
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Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason. From Reuters. The interior ministry in Gaza today ordered the leader of a well-armed Bedouin clan defying the group’s control of the Palestinian enclave to surrender and face trial, accusing him of treason, including the looting of UN aid trucks and being backed by Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for June 5 report from Haaretz.
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FROM JUNE 30 At least 95 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks including massacres at beach café, aid points, by Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams / ScheerPost Israeli forces ramped up their genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip Monday, killing at least 95 Palestinians in attacks including massacres at a seaside café and a humanitarian aid distribution center and bombings of five school shelters housing displaced families and a hospital where refugees were sheltering in tents. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 30 The time has arrived for a comprehensive Middle East peace, by Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares | Other News / ScheerPost The only path to peace is a comprehensive agreement that addresses Palestine’s statehood, Israel’s security, Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, and the economic recovery of the region. Here is a seven-point peace plan in which all parties . . . READ MORE . . .
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