First, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

–   –   –

War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Suhaib Salem | Reuters  GAZA — Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza, sending scores of wounded and dead pouring into hospitals, and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel today as war resumed after a week-old truce ran out with no deal to extend it. As the deadline lapsed, Reuters journalists in Khan Younis in southern Gaza saw eastern areas come under intensive bombardment, sending . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Warplanes hit targets in Gaza as Israel resumes its offensive and warns of attacks to come in south, by Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue and Julia Frankel | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired today, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory, and Israel dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza urging people to leave their homes. In Israel, sirens . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

After cease-fire with Hamas collapses, Israel resumes hitting targets in Gaza. Reported by Leila Fadel and Daniel Estrin | NPR  Israel’s warplanes began pounding targets in Gaza, shortly after it announced the collapse of a twice-renewed truce that had allowed the release of more than 100 hostages seized by Hamas militants. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

Negotiation over U.S. border policy holds up aid to Ukraine and Israel. Reported by Leila Fadel and Franco Ordoñez | NPR  Discussions about U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel are being delayed by House Republicans who are negotiating a U.S. border policy that is further to the right than most Democrats are willing to vote. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

MAY BE CONTINUED