For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE, COVID ETC. and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Modest food aid increasese in Gaza aid not enough to stop starvation, says World Food Programme, by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters More food aid is reaching Gaza but it still remains far from enough to prevent widespread starvation, the head of the World Food Programme told Reuters today. READ MORE . . .
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Israel increases bombardment of Gaza City, kills 16 people around the enclave, medics say, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli forces killed at least 16 Palestinians across Gaza today and wounded dozens in the south of the enclave, local health officials said, as residents reported intensified military bombardment in the suburbs of Gaza City. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 27 Israeli ground forces pave way for occupation in Gaza City outskirts. From the Cradle. The Israeli army said on Wednesday that its ground forces are operating on the outskirts of Gaza City in preparation for the upcoming assault to seize and occupy the area, as . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN rights staff demand Gaza war be called genocide. From Middle East Eye. More than 500 staff at the United Nations human rights office say their boss must use the word genocide to describe Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 63,000 Palestinians in less than two years and pushed the besegied Strip into famine. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 27 Pope demands end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, by Nicole Winfield | AP ROME — Pope Leo XIV demanded Wednesday that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the besieged territory amid preparations by Israel for a new military offensive. READ MORE . . .
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Ex-Biden administration officials detail contentious talks over Israel’s war in Gaza. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Leila Fadel | NPR National Public Radio reporters have uncovered some of the tensions within the Biden administration as the U.S. responded to Israel’s war in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM AUG. 27 A look at why it is so hard to end the war in Gaza, by Joseph Krauss | AP The international community, along with nearly all Palestinians and many Israelis, wanted the war to end a long time ago — and a ceasefire seemed possible as recently as last month. So why . . . READ MORE . . .
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