What we’re reading: Israel appears to have executed 15 Gaza aid workers and buried them in a mass grave, despite traveling in clearly marked ambulances and fire trucks with their emergency lights on. New videos contradict Israeli claims about the incident. [The New York Times]

What we’re reading *Israel appears to have executed 15 Gaza aid workers* and buried them in a mass grave, despite traveling in clearly marked ambulances and fire trucks with their emergency lights on. New videos contradict Israeli claims about the incident. [The New York Times <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZvt84WzBVSpOM3HWcE4BKMEphXYKx6v3AWo5kbjVlLgPHDm_bBHFrYaMoULqBkCkgYFc9ToY=> ] As wealthy countries cut aid, *women face rapidly escalating rates of dying during pregnancy and childbirth*. [The Guardian <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZvt84W2dt6cL2FldoGoWcYYpd_VucwtO9SAq_ev_E-P6pPXYrJG7thpL6LhNU5u1A_KW9rWU=> ] Cuts to USAID have *devastated services for pregnant women in Afghanistan*, including forcing the closure of more than 200 health facilities. [NPR <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZvt84W_ybR65dbuX8MQ_ioeHp0Ton1C3szX7PkYJnglBJs0tfwnvLsYhvOvCdiQvS5s49CHQ=> ]