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 Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.