For today, links to eight reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye, others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Doaa Rouqa | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli forces deepened their incursion into two northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip today, and Palestinian health officials said tank shelling in Rafah killed at least 11 people. Residents and Hamas media said tanks advanced further west into the Shakoush neighbourhood of Rafah, forcing . . . READ MORE . . .
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Huge mounds of rotting trash pile up around Gaza camps, UNRWA says, by Emma Farge | Reuters GENEVA — Mounds of trash rotting in the heat are piling up close to where displaced people are sheltering in Gaza, a UN official said today, raising fears about the further spread of disease. Louise Wateridge, an aid worker with United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, said a pile of waste weighing an estimated 100,000 tons was building up near people’s . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 27 Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months, by Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa and Kareem Chehayeb | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May . . . READ MORE . . .
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Sick children are allowed to leave Gaza for the first time in weeks. Reported by Leila Fadel | NPR Israel and Egypt agreed to allow nearly 20 critically ill children to leave Gaza. This is the first major evacuation since the Rafah border closed last month. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JUNE 26 With aid at a trickle, experts say half a million people in Gaza face starvation. Reported by Tom Bowman and Aya Batrawy | NPR A new study says half a million people are now facing starvation, as all of the Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine. Aid groups say Israel needs to secure aid routes. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JUNE 25 Israel let some wounded children leave Gaza for treatment, leaving thousands behind. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR For the first time in almost two months, Israel has allowed a small group of kids to leave Gaza for medical treatment. Aid groups say the move came after U.S. pressure and a court challenge in Israel. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Biden, Trump go to bat for Israel in 1st U.S. presidential debate. From Middle East Monitor. Israel’s war on Gaza was a central feature of the first U.S. presidential debate, with both current President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, trying to outdo the other in positioning themselves as a champion of Israeli interests, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .
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Biden’s ‘a bad Palestinian’: Trump says he wants Israel to continue Gaza war. From Middle East Eye. Donald Trump attacked U.S. President Joe Biden for not being supportive enough of Israel’s war on Gaza, using a remark that denigrated Palestinians while going on to say that he supports the continuation of Israel’s military operation. READ MORE . . .