For today, links to five reports: from Al-Jazeera, Reuters, Agence-France-Presse, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Ajansi, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 11-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN and MEDIA entries HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces fire on them in southern Lebanon. From Al-Jazeera. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon says Israeli soldiers have shot at its peacekeepers in their latest targeting of UNIFIL as Israel continues to attack Lebanon on a near-daily basis in violation of a yearlong ceasefire in its war against Hezbollah. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters, and HERE for one from AFP in French.

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Israeli army cites ‘poor weather conditions’ as reason for firing at UN peacekeepers. From Middle East Eye. The Israeli army said that its soldiers fired at UN Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers from a tank in southern Lebanon due to “poor weather conditions”, which meant they mistook the observers for “suspects.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 15  Lebanon to file UN complaint over Israeli wall building in south, by Mohammad Sio | Anadolu Ajansi   ISTANBUL — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has instructed the Foreign Ministry to file an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel’s construction of a concrete wall in southern Lebanon that extends . . . READ MORE . . .

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Holier than thou, now hollow: Hezbollah, Israel, and Tom Barrack’s ignominious fall, by Jasim Al-Azzawi | Middle East Monitor  The Middle East is once again standing at the lip of an abyss. Hezbollah refuses to disarm. Israel vows it will force the issue. Washington, amplifying its threats through its envoy Tom Barrack, has delivered an ultimatum that sounds less like diplomacy and more like . . . READ MORE . . .

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