For today, links to five reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press, and to commentary from Capitol Hill Citizen; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Aid workers in Gaza say nowhere is safe after Israeli attacks on ‘humanitarian zones.’ Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR  Aid workers in Rafah describe horrific scenes of devastation as airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, as the U.N. warns of a looming famine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says, by Dan Williams | Reuters  JERUSALEM — An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed today that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 1  Gaza mediators urge Israel and Hamas to accept truce plan. From AFP. Qatari, Egyptian and U.S. mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to “finalise” the truce deal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden, as Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for a report from Reuters.

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FROM JUNE 1  Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden’s Gaza proposal, by Sam Mednick and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  TEL AVIV — Israel’s prime minister faced growing pressure Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging Benjamin Netanyahu to embrace the deal but . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 1  Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘thrilled’ to address U.S. Congress. From AFP. JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday he was “thrilled” to accept an invitation to address the U.S. Congress, where he plans to “present the truth” about the Gaza war. Democratic and Republican leaders . . . READ MORE . . .

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It’s not about Jews and Arabs, by Russell Mokhiber | CHC  The other day, when talking about the slaughter in Gaza, a friend of mine in West Virginia said to me matter of factly that the Palestine issue will never be resolved because “Jews and Arabs have been killing each other over there for hundreds of years.” In response, I . . . READ MORE . . .