For today, links to three reports: from Reuters and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON 6-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA, MEDIA , IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE,  HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Lebanon drafts reply to U.S. demand for Hezbollah to disarm, sources say. From Reuters. BEIRUT — Lebanese officials were drafting a response today to U.S. demands for armed group Hezbollah to relinquish its weapons across the country by November in exchange for a halt to Israeli military operations, two sources briefed on the matter said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Lebanon seeks Israeli withdrawal ‘guarantees’ as U.S. demands Hezbollah disarmament. From the Cradle. Lebanon is seeking guarantees that Israel will completely withdraw its forces currently occupying the country’s south, a Lebanese official told AFP on Monday. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack visited Beirut . . . READ MORE . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Israel eyes ties with Syria and Lebanon after Iran war, by Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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