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For now, links to three reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for LEBANON 3-31-26 and today’s IRAN so far.) — MCM

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Israel invades southern Lebanon to go after Iran-allied Hezbollah militants. Reported by Lauren Frayer | NPR  Israel has invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Israel has said it will push up to the Litani River. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Beirut is bursting as over 1 million people flee Israeli strikes and evacuation orders, by Isabel Debre | AP  BEIRUT — It’s been a month since Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel after the U.S.-Israeli attack on its patron, Iran, triggering Israeli bombardment of Lebanon and a ground invasion. Since then, more than 1 million people from southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs have fled. Many have crammed into the ever-tighter spaces of the country’s capital.  where the bombs have not yet fallen. READ MORE . . .

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Former minister of public health talks about Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Dr. Firass Abiad, Lebanon’s former Minister of Public Health, about Israel’s invasion of his country. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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TO BE CONTINUED