For now, links to five reports: from Anadolu Agency, the Cradle and Agence France-Presse, to commentary from the Cradle, and to an article from Wikipedia; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON 7-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down. SYRIA, YEMEN, UKRAINE and GAZA entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.) — MCM
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10 including child injured in overnight Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, by Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — At least 10 people were injured in overnight Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Sunday, according to officials. The Health Ministry, cited by the state news agency NNA, said . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. envoy ‘satisfied’ with Beirut’s response to Hezbollah disarmament demands. From the Cradle. Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun held a meeting in Beirut today with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, who was reportedly “satisfied” with the Lebanese response to a roadmap provided by Washington for the disarmament of Hezbollah. A statement from the presidency said Aoun “presented . . .READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 6 Hezbollah chief says will not surrender under threat from Israel. From AFP. BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said today his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the Lebanese militants to disarm. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 6 ‘He has not learned from Nasrallah’: Israel threatens Hezbollah chief. From the Cradle. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem today, in response to the Lebanese resistance movement’s rejection of U.S. dictates for disarmament. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 5 Lebanese president affirms coordination with Syria, warns against sectarian tensions, by Naim Berjwi and Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Agency BEIRUT / ISTANBUL — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed Friday that there is continuous coordination with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on several issues, while warning against attempts by “internal enemies” to exploit sectarian tensions. READ MORE . . .
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Tom Barrack’s project to destabilize Lebanon. From the Cradle. U.S. Envoy to Turkiye and Syria Tom Barrack made a declaration last month in Ankara suggesting that Washington was repudiating the colonial-era borders imposed on the Levant in 1916 by Britain and France. But his actual meaning . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for entry from Wikipedia.
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