Outrage Grows Over Starvation in Gaza, and a Mysterious Pentagon Budget Line

Plus, a very D.I.Y. act of defiance. 

On Today’s Episode:

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say, by Natan Odenheimer

Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger, by Aaron Boxerman

News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza, by Ephrat Livni

U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe, by Ana Swanson, Jeanna Smialek and Melissa Eddy

What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask, by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt

Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef, by Pooja Salhotra

Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building, by Vivian Wang

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