For today, links to nine reports: from National Public Radio, Le Monde, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE and SONG entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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FROM JULY 29 IRC head talks about his call to allow more aid as Gaza verges on famine. Reported by Juana Summers, Vincent Acovino and Patrick Jarenwattananon | NPR Summers speaks with David Milliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, about his call to allow more aid to enter Gaza amid a food crisis on the verge of famine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Global pressure builds on Israel to let more aid into Gaza. Reported by Aya Batrawy and A Martínez | NPR The U.K. says it plans to recognize a Palestinian state, as global pressure builds on Israel to let more aid into Gaza, where a UN-backed panel warns famine is already unfolding. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JULY 29 A ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ is unfolding in Gaza, a U.N.-backed report warns, by Willem Marx | NPR A United Nations-affiliated organization that tracks food security worldwide has issued a dire alert confirming that a “worst-case” famine scenario is unfolding across the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 29 France to start airdrops of aid into Gaza on Friday. From Le Monde. France will air-drop 40 metric tons of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine. READ MORE . . .
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Fifteen countries back French-led statement calling for recognition of Palestinian state. From Middle East Eye. Fifteen countries have signed a joint French-led declaration, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all captives held by Hamas, and calling for a two-state solution. Alphabetically, they are: Andorra, Australia, Canada, Finland . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from Middle East Monitor and a second from Middle East Eye.
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FROM JULY 29 Trump says he will partner with Israel to run additional aid centers in Gaza, but details are scant, by Michelle L. Price | AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday aboard Air Force One as he returned from a trip to Scotland that Israel would preside over the new food centers “to make sure the distribution is proper.” READ MORE . . .
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UN conference to discuss two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Middle East expert Jon Alterman about a United Nations conference to advance a two-state solution as a way toward peace between Israel and Palestinians. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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