For today, links to reports from the Cradle and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK, IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  SYRIA 3-17-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Syrian security forces violate ceasefire with Lebanon. From the Cradle.  Syrian military forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have remained in Lebanese territory and are looting homes and property despite a ceasefire agreement aimed at stopping two days of violent border clashes and attacks on Lebanon by Damascus’s forces. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s multiple wars in the Middle East, by Jana Choukeir and Tala Ramadan | Reuters  DUBAI — Israel has been fighting wars on several fronts in the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked communities in the country in October 2023 and triggered a conflict in Gaza. It has engaged in heavy bombings and assassinated some of its most implacable foes, all backed by Iran. READ MORE . . .

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