For now, links to FIVE reports: from Middle East Monitor, Reuters, the Cradle, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA, and down for LEBANON 6-5-26.) — MCM

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Lebanese president condemns killing of 3 soldiers in Israeli strike. From Middle East Monitor. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today condemned the killing of three Lebanese soldiers in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, calling it a “flagrant violation” of the country’s sovereignty and international law, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers, military probes incident. From Reuters. Two Lebanese army officers and a soldier were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle in south Lebanon today, the Lebanese army said, while the Israeli military said it was investigating the incident. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM JUNE 5   Lebanese leaders lash out at Iran and say their country should not be used as a ‘bargaining chip,’ by Fadi Tamil and Hussein Malla | AP  DIBBINE, Lebanon — Lebanon’s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a “bargaining chip” in its talks with Washington. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.

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FROM JUNE 5  No military solution will provide security, Lebanese president tells Israel. From Middle East Monitor. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun warned that no military solution can provide Israel with lasting security, urging Tel Aviv to resolve disputes through diplomacy rather than forced, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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