For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 4-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

Palestinian envoy tells UN court Israel is killing Gaza civilians. Israel says it’s being persecuted, by Molly Quell and Mike Corder | AP  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nations’ top court today that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza, in a case that Israel criticized as part of its “systematic persecution and delegitimization.” Israel denies . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from AFP and Reuters, and HERE for live coverage of proceedings from Middle East Eye.

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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday killed at least 27 Palestinians, according to local health officials. Israel has carried out daily strikes on Gaza since ending its ceasefire with Hamas last month. It has . . . READ MORE . . .

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The U.N. World Food Programme says it has run out of food in Gaza. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Anas Baba | NPR  Hundreds of thousands of people depend on the U.N. agency for food. It’s been eight weeks since Israel blocked aid. The U.N. has run out of supplies for charity kitchens as aid sits across the border. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Israel will maintain military control over Gaza, Netanyahu says. From Middle East Eye. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain military control over Gaza and would bar the Palestinian Authority from governing the territory. “Hamas will not be there,” he said. “We’re not . . . READ MORE . . .

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