For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and for UKRAINE 7- -26.) — MCM

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First, a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for GAZA 7-27-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Israeli airstrike destroys mosque, displaced persons’ tents in Gaza City, leaves hundreds homeless. From Middle East Monitor. An Israeli airstrike destroyed a mosque and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza City on Tuesday, leaving hundreds homeless, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from the Cradle and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for LEBANON 7-27-26.) — MCM

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For now, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Reuters, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, LEBANON, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for IRAN 7-28-26.) — MCM

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Links to reports from National Public Radio and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, LEBANON, IRAN and ALL OF IT, and down for MEDIA 7-14-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist, by Meghan Collins Sullivan | NPR  This year’s Booker Prize longlist, announced Tuesday, includes 13 books covering a wide range of genres, from thriller to dystopian sci-fi to love story. Two previous winners have made the prestigious list again. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 24  U.S. govt subpoenas Breakthrough News amid growing crackdown on anti-war voices. From the Cradle. The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on July 21 subpoenaed independent news outlet Breakthrough News, amid a broader effort by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to suppress left-wing activist groups. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for ALL OF IT 7-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Kill your lawn, plant native flowers. Reported by Celia Llopis-Jepsen | NPR  Traditional lawns may be green, but that doesn’t mean they’re good for the environment. The team at NPR’s Life Kit podcast report on one lawn alternative that’s gaining popularity. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Here are links to three reports: from Middle East Monitor and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE, and for WEST BANK 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Israeli army arrests 14 Palestinians, demolishes 3 homes in occupied West Bank. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli army rounded up at least 14 Palestinians, including a woman, in military raids across the West Bank today and demolished three homes in the occupied territory, according to local sources. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army raids Quran radio station in occupied West Bank, shuts it down. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli forces raided the headquarters of Al-Huda Quran Radio in the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya today, shutting down the station and confiscating its equipment, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Here are links to three reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, and the Associated Press, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Oman presents Iran with a GCC-backed plan to use Hormuz. From Reuters. The Sultantate of Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, sources told Reuters today. READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin demands Ukrainian threat be ‘definitively destroyed’ after Caspian Sea strike on Iranian vessel. From the Cradle. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that the Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea should be treated as an attack on Iran itself, and that the threat from Kiev must be eliminated. READ MORE . . .

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Are Iran and the U.S. fighting a war neither can win? by Shahir Shahidsaless | Middle East Eye  The escalating war between the United States and Iran is no longer about Tehran’s nuclear programme, nor even about regime change, the objective that initially drove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to draw U.S. President Donald Trump into the conflict. It is now a . . . READ MORE . . .

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Here is a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Kremlin demands Ukrainian threat be ‘definitively destroyed’ after Caspian Sea strike on Iranian vessel. From the Cradle. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that the Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea should be treated as an attack on Iran itself, and that the threat from Kiev must be eliminated. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for GAZA 7-24-26.) — MCM

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Netanyahu will reject U.S. demands for withdrawal from Lebanon, Gaza, Syria if asked. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told cabinet ministers that Washington wants Israeli soldiers to pull back from positions in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and that he does not intend to comply with U.S. demands, Channel 13 reported today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel to allow foreign security force into Gaza under Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: report. From the Cradle. Israel will allow a multinational security force ​to enter Gaza, giving a veneer of international legitimacy to its occupation and colonization of the devastated strip, under the auspices of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace.” READ MORE . . .

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