Links to THREE reports: from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, IRAN and UKRAINE, and for GAZA 5-20-26.) — MCM

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Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli assassinations. From Middle East Eye. Hamas warned today that the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is at risk of collapse following an escalation in Israeli air strikes this month. The Palestinian group said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel plans to expand control over Gaza in coming months. From Middle East Monitor. Israel is planning, in coordination with the United States, to expand its occupation of the Gaza Strip. According to Israel’s Channel 14, the plan includes a major expansion of the so-called Yellow Line in Gaza, alongside . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 27  Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ has zero dollars’ despite $17bn in pledges: report. From the Cradle. The official World Bank-administered fund for US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza currently contains “zero dollars,” the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, despite approximately $17 billion in pledges. READ MORE . . .

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