For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Eye, and to two articles of commentary via Consortium News and ScheerPost; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Hungry Palestinians in Gaza block and offload dozens of UN food trucks, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP  TEL AVIV — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip blocked and offloaded dozens of food trucks, the U.N. World Food Program said today, as desperation mounts following Israel’s monthslong blockade while talks of a ceasefire inch forward. The WFP said 77 trucks . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Hamas submits response to US-drafted Gaza ceasefire proposal. From Middle East Eye. Hamas announced today it has officially responded to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal brokered by the United States, a plan that has drawn criticism for allegedly favoring Israel. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 30  How to starve a population to death, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net / Consortium News  A short guide on how to engineer a genocide by starvation and ethnic cleansing. ONE:  Choose your moment. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 29  Trump’s useful idiots, by Chris Hedges | ScheerPost / Consortium News  The conflation of outrage over the genocide with antisemitism is a sleazy tactic to silence protest and placate Zionist donors, the billionaire class and advertisers. READ MORE . . .

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