For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, Anadolu Agency, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 6-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down. IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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At least 49 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as ceasefire prospects inch closer, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Mednick | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 49 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff say, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer. The strikes began . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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Netanyahu slams Israeli media report that IDF soldiers were ordered to shoot at aid sites. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Scott Simon | NPR  Israeli media reports that Israeli soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinian civilians trying to get aid in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the report, calling it “blood libel.” Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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66 children die from malnutrition in Gaza under Israeli blockade since October 2023, by Nour Abuaisha and Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine / ANKARA — At least 66 Palestinian children have died from acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip under Israel’s blockade since October 2023, local authorities said today, as severe shortages of food, medical supplies and baby formula . . . READ MORE . . .

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New study finds Gaza’s real death toll nears 100,000. From the Cradle. The pre-print of a new study led by Prof. Michael Spagat of Royal Holloway, University of London, and Palestinian political scientist Khalil Shikaki has revealed that Gaza’s death toll from the ongoing conflict could be nearly 100,000, a figure significantly higher than official reports, Haaretz reported on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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