According to the newspaper, "Palestinians in Gaza face widespread starvation unless aid deliveries are restored within weeks" | Israeli military officers who monitor humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip have warned their commanders that the continued blockade of the embattled enclave will lead to a severe lack of food products, sources in Israel told the New York Times (NYT). Speaking on the condition of anonymity, "the officers said that immediate steps were needed to ensure that the system to supply aid could be reinstated fast enough to prevent starvation." "It takes time to scale up humanitarian deliveries," they explained. According to the newspaper, "Palestinians in Gaza face widespread starvation unless aid deliveries are restored within weeks."

■ Gaza faces “catastrophic” famine with 93% of population in crisis, aid groups say (Natural News)
■ Children so malnourished they’re losing their sight – War on Gaza Day 582 (05/12/25)
■ Israel kills scores in Gaza dawn massacres following hospital bombing (MEE)

Arthur Neslen | “I’m not someone who says, ‘History will judge them’ — they will have to be judged before then,” Francesca Albanese said in an exclusive interview. | As the International Court of Justice takes its next steps on investigating and prosecuting war crimes in Israel’s war on Gaza, the top expert on Palestine at the United Nations is pushing for even more international accountability. ■ In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Intercept, U.N. special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, called for top European Union officials — including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen — to face charges of complicity in war crimes over their support for Israel during its 18-month assault on Gaza.

US president receives grand welcome as he pushes for deals from Mohammed bin Salman | US President Donald Trump signed a $142bn defense sales agreement in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as he continued to push the kingdom to pour a trillion dollars of investment into his country. ● Trump, who was treated to an escort of several Saudi F-15 fighter jets upon his arrival, had been pushing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to up a previously promised $600bn investment to an eye-watering $1 trillion. ● The new arms deal, which includes exports of GE gas turbines and energy solutions totaling $14.2bn and Boeing 737-8 passenger aircraft totaling $4.8bn, goes some way towards fulfilling that aim. ● One Saudi Arabian company also plans on to invest $20bn in AI-related sites in the United States, the White House said on Tuesday. ● Mohammed bin Salman and Trump were scheduled to meet for lunch at the royal palace on Tuesday, attended by several major American business leaders, including far-right Trump ally Elon Musk.

It is “shameless” for the US president to threaten American ally Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said | US President Donald Trump should drop his plans to take control of Greenland as its residents do not want to become Americans, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. ● Trump has been talking about making Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, part of the US, since winning a second term in the White House in November. He has offered to buy the resource-rich Arctic territory from Copenhagen, but also warned that he could go as far as using force to bring it under Washington’s sovereignty.

■ Trump refuses to rule out military action after Danish FM criticism (03/31/25)

Hal Turner | Macron has reaffirmed the fact that Europe is waging war against Russia through Ukraine | French President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed the fact that Europe is waging war against Russia through Ukraine. “Our security is at stake in Ukraine. We want a ceasefire on land, at sea and in the air for 30 days,” Macron said. He is demanding a respite for the Ukrainian armed forces to compensate for losses in personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian army. Is he actually calling a "Time-Out" during a war? Is he actually saying his side needs to rest, and re-arm, so they can continue? This is war, not grammar school. Such is the intellect of the French President.

■ Ukrainians know they won’t get territory back – Macron (RT)
■ Trump envoy reveals NATO troop deployment plans for Ukraine (RT)