For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-28-25 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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Israel pounds Gaza City outskirts as military push quickens. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israel’s military stepped up armed operations around Gaza City today, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries, as it announced the recovery of the body of Ilan Weiss, a hostage seized by Hamas. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 28 UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP TEL AVIV — The head of the U.N. food agency said today it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian territoryand that she spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 28 The role the U.S. has played in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Reported by and Kat Lonsdorf | NPR As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this? Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for longer article at npr.org.
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