For now, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down. YEMEN, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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34 Palestinians and 1 soldier killed in Gaza as hopes for imminent truce fade, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sarah El Deeb | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip Wednesday night and today, killing at least 34 Palestinians, including 10 people waiting for care outside a medical clinic, according to local hospitals and aid workers. The Israeli military also announced a soldier . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and Middle East Eye.
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EU strikes deal with Israel to ‘expand’ Gaza aid flow. From the Cradle. The EU has struck a deal with Israel to expand the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged and war-torn Gaza Strip, the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said today. READ MORE . . .
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White House approved GHF funds despite internal warnings of civilian massacres: report. From the Cradle. Top officials in the U.S. State Department and USAID approved $30 million for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in late June, despite a classified internal assessment warning that the group’s proposal lacked minimum safety, planning, and counterterrorism standards required for federal funding, according to documents obtained by CNN and Reuters. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 9 U.S. sanctions UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese following ‘economy of genocide’ report. From Middle East Eye. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Wednesday on the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese — following her scathing report on June 30 June in which . . . READ MORE . . .
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Rights defenders denounce U.S. sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians, by Emma Farge | Reuters GENEVA — Human rights defenders today rallied to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States imposed sanctions on her over what it said was unfair criticism of Israel. READ MORE . . .
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Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the U.S. From AP. A U.N. special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, was sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, a high-profile role in a network of experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. READ MORE . . .
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