For now, links to reports from Middle East Eye and the Cradle, and to commentary via the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below.  (LEBANON 4-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today’s date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM) — MCM

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Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Lebanon on May 19 to announce the disarmament of Palestinian resistance factions, by force if necessary. Palestinian and Lebanese sources said Abbas will travel to Beirut on an official visit to . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 2  Lebanon warns Palestinian factions against ‘threatening national security.’ From the Cradle.  Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council has issued a statement warning Hamas and other groups against “destabilizing security” in the country and using its territory to “carry out any actions that threaten Lebanese national security.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 22  The enemy’s cognitive war on Lebanon, by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan | The Cradle  Following Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s remarks on April 18, it became clear that much of what dominates Lebanese media is merely a projection of lost hopes. READ MORE . . .

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