For today, reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 5-27-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel authorizes more settlements in the occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 13, officials say, by Julia Frankel and Natalie Melzer | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel said today it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip meanwhile killed at least 13 people overnight, local health officials said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM MAY 28  Israeli forces kill Palestinian sleeping in his home, by Fayha Shalash | Middle East Eye  RAMALLAH, occupied Palestine — Israeli forces shot dead a 20-year-old Palestinian man while he slept in his home in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .

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