First, a link to an analysis from Global Delinquents via ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s WEST BANK, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and for UKRAINE 6-10-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 9  How the CIA conjured Ukrainian nationalism, by Kit Klarenberg | Global Delinquents / ScheerPost  The genocidal nationalism practiced and preached by Andriy Melnyk, leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists, was covertly promoted and sponsored for decades by Anglo-American intelligence. This little-known spectral meddling was specifically concerned with promoting cultural and ethnic difference, and enmity, between Russians and Ukrainians globally. READ MORE . . .

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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, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for WEST BANK 6-10-26.) — MCM

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Israel allocates $51M to build 69 illegal settlements in occupied West Bank: watchdog. From Middle East Monitor. Israel allocated 152 million shekels ($51 million) to prepare construction plans for 69 illegal settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now said today, Anadolu reports. 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 or down for this date’s UKRAINE, WEST BANK, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for GAZA 6-10-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 9  Militants and police executed and maimed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza: UN report, by Sam Metz | AP  RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas militants and police units in Gaza beat, maimed and publicly executed dozens of Palestinians during its war with Israel in acts amounting to war crimes, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday.  READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.

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For now, links to reports from Middle East Eye and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN so far, and down for LEBANON 6-10-26.) — MCM

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Israel launches attacks on Lebanon’s Baalbek, Nabatieh. From Middle East Eye. The Israeli army targeted areas in the Baalbek region, about 80 kilometers away from the Israeli boundary with Lebanon. Elsewhere. . . READ MORE . . .

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How Israel is cementing its presence in Lebanon and Syria, by Daniel Hilton, Adam Chamseddine,  Levent Kemal and Reem Aouir | Middle East Eye  LONDON / BEIRUT / ANKARA / MANCHESTER, England — With its sweeping panoramas of south Lebanon and flags rising over 1,000-year-old battlements, the footage Israel released last week of its troops seizing Beaufort Castle was intended to provoke awe and anger. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 10  Israel orders evacuation of Tyre’s last safe neighborhood as strikes intensify. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes are emptying parts of an ancient city, but for residents too old or too sick to flee, staying behind is the only option. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For now, links to NINE reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Reuters, National Public Radio, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Informed Comment; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA and LEBANON so far, and down for IRAN 6-10-26.) — MCM

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U.S.-Iran strikes continue, testing fragile ceasefire. Reported by Greg Myre and Leila Fadel | NPR  A second day of U.S. and Iranian strikes has intensified tensions, raising fears that the fragile April ceasefire could unravel as negotiations stall. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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U.S. ‘precision strikes’ cut water access to 20,000 people in southern Iran: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. military’s recent airstrikes on a drinking water facility in southern Iran “could constitute a war crime,” a New York Times investigation said Wednesday after an attack by Washington cut off water to tens of thousands of people. READ MORE . . . 

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Qatar negotiators depart Iran after mediating talks. From Middle East Eye. Qatari negotiators have departed Tehran following discussions on the current Middle East war, AFP reported, citing a diplomatic source who said the discussions were “conducted in coordination with the United States.” READ MORE . . .

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Iran seeks frozen funds as U.S. interim deal appears close. From Middle East Eye. Efforts to reach a preliminary deal between Iran and the U.S. have intensified despite strikes exchanged by both sides, as they discuss a mechanism for releasing frozen Iranian funds, three Iranian sources and a European official told Reuters. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 10  U.S. military says it’s striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire, by Jon Gambrell, Michelle L. Price and Konstantin Toropin | AP  DUBAI — The U.S. military said Wednesday it began another round of strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.

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Retired Gen. Joseph Vogel on the U.S. strikes on Iran and Tehran’s capabilities. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with with the former commander of U.S. Central Command about the U.S. strikes on Iran and the extent to which Iran might be able to hit back. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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If Trump deliberately hit reservoir in Iran, it was a war crime & endangers the whole Gulf, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If the strike this week on water tanks serving the inland town of Kuhestak was deliberate, it was a war crime. Iranian media alleged that it deprived 20,000 people of drinking water in 113º F. (45º C. ) temperatures and 60% humidity. This affected men, women and children. Drinking water was unavailable for 12 hours. READ MORE . . .

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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 THREE reports: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle, and to a commentary 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  ‘Imprison their women and children’: Supremisist Israeli minister calls on troops to abduct Lebanese civilians. From the Cradle. Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, called during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday for Israeli forces to abduct Lebanese women and children in order to pressure Hezbollah. 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 SIX reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press; 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 . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Monitor and AP.

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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 SEVEN reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Cradle, 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. Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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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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IAEA passes anti-Iran resolution, demands Tehran reveal location of enriched uranium: report. From the Cradle. The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors today passed a resolution demanding that Tehran declare the fate of its enriched uranium stockpiles and allow inspectors to verify them. READ MORE . . .

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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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