For today, links to 14 reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Press, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Ajansi; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Doctors warn that children in Gaza have suffered irreversible damage from starvation. Reported by Anas Baba and Emily Feng | NPR Prolonged and severe malnutrition is permanently damaging the health of children across Gaza. Doctors warn even if Israel lets in more food now, the damage to children’s bodies can be irreversible. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Israel begins daily pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas to allow ‘minimal’ aid as hunger grows, by Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military today began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of measures including airdrops as concerns grow over surging hunger. The military said the “tactical pause” in three areas . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Jordanian, Emirati planes drop 25 tonnes of aid over Gaza. From AFP. AMMAN — Two Jordanian and one Emirati plane dropped 25 tonnes of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip today, the Jordanian army said in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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Several Egyptian aid trucks carrying relief supplies enter Gaza via Rafah crossing, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi ANKARA — Several Egyptian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing this morning carrying essential relief items, including food and infrastructure supplies, according to Egyptian media. READ MORE . . .
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Government media office: Gaza needs 600 aid trucks daily. From Middle East Eye. “The Gaza Strip needs 600 relief trucks daily and 250,000 cartons of formula monthly for infants,” Gaza’s government media office said in a statement. “The radical solution is to open the crossings and break the siege immediately.” READ MORE . . .
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Humanitarian truce means nothing without immediate lifesaving action: Gaza Health Ministry, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi ANKARA — Gaza’s health chief today warned that the current humanitarian truce would be meaningless if not used to save lives, stressing that inaction and delay have deadly consequences. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 26 How can hunger conditions improve in Gaza? A humanitarian expert weighs in. Scott Simon of NPR asks the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Shaina Low about conditions in Gaza and calls for Israel to end its blockade there. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JULY 26 The people of Gaza are starving and hopes for a temporary ceasefire dashed. Reported by Emily Feng, Scott Detrow and Megan Lim | NPR More than two million people living in Gaza are starving and hopes for a temporary ceasefire have been dashed after the U.S. accused Hamas of negotiating in bad faith. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JULY 26 4 things to know about Gaza right now amid warnings of ‘mass starvation’ risk. Reported by Scott Neuman and Anas Baba | NPR Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. The latest dire warnings come as Israeli attacks have . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JULY 26 Frustration, Gaza alarm drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition, by John Irish and Michel Rose | Reuters PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognise a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for second July 26 report from Reuters.
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FROM JULY 26 Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty, by Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa | AP CAIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the U.S. recalled their negotiating teams . . . READ MORE . . .
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Vatican calls for global push for 2-state solution as death toll in Gaza continues to rise, by Melike Pala | Anadolu Ajansi BRUSSELS — The Vatican on Saturday called on the international community to work actively toward a two-state solution, saying the worsening crisis in Gaza has made the need for a just and lasting political resolution urgent. READ MORE . . .
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