For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Reuters, and to commentary by an Australian observer others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a TAIBBI entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and A Martínez | NPR  The Ministry of Health in Gaza says at least 35 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured by an Israeli air attacks on a camp in Rafah for displaced people. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Gaza health ministry says death toll from Israeli strike on Rafah camp rises to 45. From AFP. “The Rafah massacre yesterday left 45 martyrs, including 23 women, children and elderly,” the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said today, adding that 249 otherss were wounded in the camp housing displaced people. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 26  Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health workers said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 people Sunday and hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and “numerous” others were trapped in flaming debris. Gaza’s Health Ministry said women and children made up most of the dead and dozens of wounded. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM MAY 25  Like so much else, the fuss over ‘international law’ is really about narrative control, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com.au  The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to cease its assault on Rafah, an order which will be disregarded by Israel with the full support of Washington. This comes days after the International Criminal Court announced its intention to seek warrants for the arrest of Israeli officials for . . . READ MORE . . .