For today, links to 12 reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, Anadolu Ajansi, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA entry for this date, so far, is HERE, or scroll down. NOTE: GAZA and MEDIA entries are the only ones today.) — MCM
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Israeli fire kills at least 18 in Gaza, and U.S. envoy visits hostage family protest, by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz and Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than a dozen people, eight of them food-seekers, were killed by Israeli fire today, health officials in Gaza said, as Palestinians endured severe risks searching for food amid airdrops and restrictions on overland aid delivery. READ MORE . . .
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Here’s what’s happening on the ground in Gaza a week after more aid was allowed. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Scott Simon | NPR Experts say famine’s unfolding in Gaza, prompting global outrage, calls for Israel to end the war and acknowledgement by Trump of starvation. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for Aug. 1 report from Reuters.
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UAE, Jordan lead Gaza aid airdrop with France, Germany, Italy, Spain, by Seda Sevencan | Anadolu Ajansi ISTANBUL — The United Arab Emirates and Jordan led a multinational airdrop Friday of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, joined by aircraft from France, Germany, Italy and Spain, according to the Foreign Ministry of the Gulf nation. READ MORE . . .
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Hamas says it won’t disarm unless independent Palestinian state established, by Hatem Maher, Jaidaa Taha and Ahmed Tolba | Reuters Hamas said today it would not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established — a fresh rebuke to a key Israeli demand to end the war in Gaza. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel ended last week in deadlock. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye and Anadolu Ajansi.
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Gaza hospitals set to receive vital medical supplies via WHO convoy, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi ANKARA — The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said today a convoy of trucks carrying critical medicines and medical consumables is scheduled to enter the Gaza Strip with coordination from the World Health Organization. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 1 A pediatrician working in Gaza on how she finds the will to keep going. Reported by Michelle Aslam, Mallory Yu and Tinbete Ermyas | NPR Dr. Seema Jilani is a pediatrician who has been providing medical care to children in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM AUG. 1 Gaza mother worries time running out for evacuation of malnourished daughter. From Reuters. Jana Ayad, 8, weighs just 11 kilograms (24 pounds) and has trouble seeing, speaking or standing up. Her sister, Joury, died on July 20. The child had kidney problems exacerbated by malnutrition, her mother said. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 1 If France, the U.K. and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, what happens? Reported by Michelle Aslam and Juana Summers | NPR Summers speaks with Michael Lynk, former U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Palestinian territories, about recent international moves to recognize a Palestinian state. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for background report from Reuters.
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