For now, links to two reports from Middle East Monitor; and others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, WEST BANK, UKRAINE, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and for GAZA 6- -26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 9  Hamas says acceptable approaches reached on contentious Gaza ceasefire issues. From Middle East Monitor. The Palestinian movement Hamas said Tuesday that “acceptable approaches” had been reached on the “contentious issues” of a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel following talks in Cairo. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 9  UN warns of ‘immense’ humanitarian needs as Israel allows only one crossing into Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. The UN warned Tuesday of worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, as Israel reopened the only approved cargo crossing into the besieged territory amid food shortages and a sharp decline in meals to civilians, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to two reports and a commentary, all from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA. WEST BANK, UKRAINE, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for LEBANON 6-9-26.) — MCM

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Israeli air strike kills at least six in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. An Israeli air strike on the town of Tayr Debba, located in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, killed at least six people. The Lebanese Civil Defence confirmed the casualties to Al Jazeera.

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Israeli military abducts municipal councillor, worker in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. The abduction by Israeli forces took place today in the town of Kfarshuba amid continuous Israeli strikes in the area, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 9  How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel’s violent extremism, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  As Amal Saad, a scholar on Hezbollah, wrote in these pages, the ceasefire agreement signed by Lebanese representatives with Israel and the U.S. belongs to a category of political submission with little or no precedent. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to FOUR reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, WEST BANK, UKRAINE, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for WEST BANK 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Christian village in occupied West Bank goes up in flames after large-scale attack by Israeli settlers. From the Cradle. On Tuesday, extremist Israeli settler groups launched a coordinated arson attack on the historic Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, torching agricultural fields east of Ramallah as part of a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing. READ MORE . . .

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Israel ’emptying’ Al-Aqsa facilities to undermine Waqf, watchdog warns. From Middle East Eye. The facilities within the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex served as offices for the Islamic Wacf. The AlQuds International Institution said on Tuesday Israeli authorities have used “manufactured security pretexts” to target them. READ MORE . . .

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Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinian Bedouins: report. From Middle East Eye. A campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank is being driven not by rogue extremists, but by the Israeli state, according to a major report by Amnesty International published today. READ MORE . . .

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6 nations impose sanctions on networks financing, enabling occupiers’ attacks in West Bank. From Middle East Monitor. The UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Norway on Tuesday announced sanctions targeting networks “financing and enabling settler attacks” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .

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Settlers, sanctions and impunity, by Ramona Wadi | Middle East Monitor  A recently published report details the overt nature of Israeli settler violence – the claiming of responsibility for settler attacks on Palestinians as part of the process to ‘Greater Israel,’ the unequivocal assertion that attacks are unprovoked, and the indoctrination of settler children by family members and settler organisations. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to FOUR reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for UKRAINE 6-9-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine launches long-range strikes on military and energy sites in Russia, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — A series of long-range Ukrainian attacks hit targets deep inside Russia today, part of Kyiv’s efforts to raise the costs of the war for the Kremlin by striking energy facilities and military industries. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.  Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

For now, links to FIVE reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down today’s GAZA, LEBANON, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and down for IRAN 6-9-26.) — MCM

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Iran says it will reassess peace talks with U.S. after tit-for-tat strikes. From Reuters. Iran is reassessing the future of talks with the United States following overnight clashes, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to Iranian media outlet SNN. He  accused Washington of . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. strikes Iran and Tehran fires back. Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — The United States launched airstrikes early today against Iran, and Tehran fired back at Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all countries in the region that host U.S. troops. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled peace negotiations. It was the second time this week that . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.

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U.S. and Iran exchange strikes after Apache helicopter downing. Reported by Deepa Shivaram and Franco Ordoñez | NPR  The U.S. completed strikes on Iran Tuesday night in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. President Trump blamed Iran for the incident. Iran responded to the wave of U.S. strikes early today by . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 9   President Trump says U.S. ‘must’ respond to Iran attack that downed Army helicopter. Reported by Deepa Shivaram | NPR  Monday night, President Trump spoke optimistically about negotiations to end the war with Iran. Now, he has confirmed that Iran shot down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, saying the U.S. must respond. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 9  Why Netanyahu may want to keep fighting Iran. Reported by Erika Ryan, Mary Louise Kelly and Patrick Jarenwattananon | NPR Kelly speaks with Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, about the political incentives for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue fighting with Iran. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 9  How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel’s violent extremism, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  As Amal Saad, a scholar on Hezbollah, wrote in these pages, the ceasefire agreement signed by Lebanese representatives with Israel and the U.S. belongs to a category of political submission with little or no precedent. READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and IRAN so far, and down for MEDIA 6-9-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 9  Scott Pelley’s emotional interview from CBS and ’60 Minutes,‘ by Jocelyn Noveck | AP  In a raw and emotional interview with the New York Times’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro, released Sunday, Pelley, who had been at CBS for 37 years, told his side of the story. READ MORE . . .

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Links to reports from or via the Associated Press, Ukrainian News, Reuters, and Al Jazeera; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for LEBANON, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT, and for UKRAINE 6-8-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine is ready to share drone technology with Nordic and Baltic countries, Zelenskyy says, by Kostya Manekov | AP  TALLINN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders who were in Estonia for a regional summit Tuesday, a visit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Ukrainian News.

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Russian attacks kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy hails talks with U.S. envoys. From Al Jazeera with Reuters. A pregnant woman and two others were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, while two people were killed in Donetsk, Ukrainian officials have said. READ MORE . . .

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Links to FOUR reports: from the Cradle, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT, and down for LEBANON 6-8-26.) — MCM

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Wave of mass displacements hits Lebanon’s Tyre as Israeli massacres continue. From the Cradle. The Israeli army issued new forced displacement orders against Lebanese civilians in south Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre (Sur) today, prompting its residents to flee in a panic. READ MORE . . . 

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Israel kills eight in strike on Lebanon; U.S. rescues helicopter crew from Hormuz, by Phil Stewart, Maya Gebeily and Tala Ramadan | Reuters  WASHINGTON / BEIRUT / DUBAI — Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon today, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, ‌Israel and Iran halted direct attacks . . . READ MORE . . .

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In south Lebanon, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians, by Adam Chamseddine | Middle East Eye  BEIRUT — “This is not the first time these drones have flown over us and broadcast different sounds,” Hashem, a paramedic, said. “Yesterday, it was the sound of children screaming and pleading for help. Before that, they broadcast the sound of an ambulance. Another time . . . READ MORE . . .

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Links to an interview from the Glenn Diesen Show via ScheerPost; to EIGHT reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and Middle East Monitor; and to an analysis via Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, MEDIA and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 6-8-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 8  Wilkerson: Israel bet everything on war with Iran — and lost. Glenn Diesen of the Glenn Diesen Show talks with former U.S. State Department Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson. From ScheerPost intro: “For decades, Israeli leaders argued that confrontation with Iran was essential to the country’s security and survival. But according to Wilkerson, that strategy has reached a dangerous dead end.” Click HERE for video of interview and print introduction.

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Israel kills eight in strike on Lebanon; U.S. rescues helicopter crew from Hormuz, by Phil Stewart, Maya Gebeily and Tala Ramadan | Reuters  WASHINGTON / BEIRUT / DUBAI — Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon today, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, ‌Israel and Iran halted direct attacks . . . READ MORE . . .

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IRGC declares new regional security belt extending from Hormuz to Red Sea. From the Cradle. The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Esmail Qaani today announced the creation of a “new security belt” managed by the Axis of Resistance, spanning from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, encompassing the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, to counter military actions by Israel and the U.S. READ MORE . . .

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Iran to pursue ‘war and diplomacy’ simultaneously: Ghalibaf. From the Cradle. Iranian Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in comments released today that Tehran will “simultaneously pursue war and diplomacy” as a strategy to defend itself. READ MORE . . .

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Links to three analyses (the second and third are linked to in the first) from ScheerPost, substack.com/@kathygannon, and caitlinjohnstone.com.au, and to a report from +972 Magazine. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN and ALL OF IT, and for MEDIA 6-7-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 7  Media’s casefire fiction masks continuing war, by Joshua Scheer | ScheerPost  One of the most revealing aspects of the war in Gaza has not only been the violence itself, but the language used to explain, justify, or obscure it. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 7  Cease fire means nothing to Israel or America; media: stop saying fragile cease fire; it’s a lie, by Kathy Gannon | substack.com/@kathygannon  Israel has sufficiently shamed us as media folks . We have denied, excused, explained away the extent of Israel’s horrors committed against Palestinians and Lebanese, while turning the victims into the guilty. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Israel could solve its PR problem by simply ceasing to be evil, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com.au  Israel’s +972 Magazine reports that the Israeli military establishment has launched a training program designed to “influence public consciousness” around the world.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Revealed: Israel’s curriculum for ‘influencing public consciousness,’ by Illy Pe’ery | +972 Magazine  Israel’s defense establishment is training soldiers and other defense officials to conduct psychological operations designed to “influence public consciousness” in Israel and abroad, an internal Defense Ministry tender published last July and obtained by the Israeli investigative outlet The Hottest Place in Hell reveals. READ MORE . . .

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