For today, links to seven reports from Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli strike on UN school kills at least 40 in central Gaza, by Mohammed al-Hajjar and Nader Durgham | Middle East Eye An Israeli strike on a UN-run school killed dozens of people in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, today. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people, most of them women and children. At least 40 people were killed and 74 others wounded, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel launches new Gaza offensive as nationalists march in Jerusalem. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Michel Martin | NPR Israel’s military says its air force is striking Hamas and its ground troops are operating in a limited manner. Some on the ground say the area has been pummeled with airstrikes and artillery. Click HERE to listen and, later, to read.
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Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike early today on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from within the school. It was . . . READ MORE . . .
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Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza, by Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay | Reuters WASHINGTON — Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to frustrate Israel’s attempts to take control of Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials told Reuters. The enclave’s . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 5 Gaza’s sick and malnourished children die as hospitals collapse from Israel’s war. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR A lethal combination of displacement, disease and malnutrition are killing Gaza’s children as they wither away without healthcare. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JUNE 5 USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza. Reported by Megan Lim , Tinbete Ermyas and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR The U.S Agency for International Development says it will be sending $90 million to aid Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement comes amid growing concerns of famine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JUNE 5 Israel edging to war with Hezbollah, army chief says. From Middle East Monitor. As the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies alongside the ongoing military onslaught on Gaza, Israeli officials are increasingly signalling their readiness for a full-scale offensive along the northern border with Lebanon. READ MORE . . .