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

<p>Plus, a very D.I.Y. act of defiance. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html" target="_blank"><strong>No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-aid-hunger.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation-reporters-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/world/europe/eu-trade-deal-trump-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson, Jeanna Smialek and Melissa Eddy</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/politics/air-force-one-trump-cost.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/screwworm-beef-prices.html" target="_blank"><strong>Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef</strong></a>, <i>by Pooja Salhotra</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/world/asia/china-demolition-house.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building</strong></a>, <i>by Vivian Wang</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p>
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