A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s MEDIA, IRAN, LEBANON and UKRAINE, and down for WEST BANK 7-7-26.) — MCM

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Illegal Israeli outposts control one-fifth of occupied West Bank. From the Cradle. Israel’s illegal settler outposts now dominate nearly one-fifth of the occupied West Bank, two Israeli NGOs said on Tuesday, describing the current situation as an acceleration of de facto annexation plans. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s MEDIA, IRAN, WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for LEBANON 7-6-26.)

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Israel demands Beirut bar ‘unacceptable’ Lebanese army officers from deploying south. From the Cradle. Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported on Monday that Tel Aviv has handed Lebanese authorities a list containing the names of several senior officers in the Lebanese Armed Forces whose deployment in southern Lebanon it rejects. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s MEDIA, IRAN, WEST BANK and LEBANON, and down for UKRAINE 7-7-26. — MCM

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A link to a report from the International Middle East Media Center; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH, and for WEST BANK 7-5-26.) — MCM

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Violations in West Bank yesterday. From IMEMC. The occupied West Bank witnessed a new wave of Israeli military violations on Monday, with invasions, home break‑ins, abductions, assaults, and the firing of live rounds reported across multiple districts from Hebron in the south to Jenin in the north, alongside additional incidents in occupied Jerusalem. READ MORE . . .

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Links to six reports: from Anadolu Agency, Reuters, Kyiv Post, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for UKRAINE 7-6-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine says ready for ‘unconditional ceasefire’ with Russia. From Anadolu. ANKARA / ISTANBUL — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said today Kyiv is ready for an “unconditional ceasefire” with Russia but stressed that ending the war would not be realistic without U.S. involvement in the peace process. READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s largest oil refinery halts production after drone attack, sources say. From Reuters. Russia‘s largest oil refinery in the Omsk region of western Siberia has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said today. Monday’s strike on the refinery was one of Ukraine’s longest-range attacks of the conflict. READ MORE . . .

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Sleepless Ukrainians wonder when Russia will strike next, by Sergiy Karazy | Reuters  KYIV — Russia has stepped up its air war on Ukraine in recent months as its ground forces have stumbled on the battlefield and suffered from Ukrainian attacks on its military logistics and oil industry. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s frontline troops say Kremlin is lying about capture of battleground city Kostyantynivka, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian troops deployed to Kostyantynivka, the fighting front’s hottest sector, today rejected a Kremlin narrative that Russia had conquered the city, with combatants claiming that Russian troops forced to attack the strategic road and logistics hub aren’t so much advancing as being hunted down and killed by drones. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate Petro-Ivanovka community in Kharkov region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Petro-Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. READ MORE . . .

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‘Europe needs its own effective anti-ballistic system,’ Zelensky tells NATO summit, by Asami Terajima | The Kyiv Independent  President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated Europe’s need for its own “effective anti-ballistic systems and missiles” at the NATO Summit in Ankara today, warning that ballistic missiles remain “Russia’s last major advantage.” READ MORE . . .

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Links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Cradle, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for IRAN 7-6-26.) — MCM

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A few paragraphs. (Scroll up for WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for 9/11 TRUTH 7-6-26.) — MCM

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Today’s entry in this category will be brief to provide a breather from yesterday’s lengthy one.

We truthers — known variously as moon bats, crazies, America haters or what have you by those who haven’t bothered to look adequately into the details of Sept. 11, 2001 — reliers on explanations of things in mainstream media (news, movies, TV, books) and by government officials elective or appointed — are often dubbed “conspiracy theorists.”

To which some of us note that what has prevailed as the acceptable explanation of the atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001, is itself an elaborate conspiracy construct woven together from elements running the gamut from absolutely true to absolutely impossible. (Michael Albert’s 1970s essay I quoted from yesterday helps one to see this, as does Arnold Oliver’s the day before.)

It should be noted that in addition to “mainstream” journalists, writers, academics, moviemakers, etc., there is an army of those not considered (at least by themselves) as mainstream, who know that the government/media conspiracy theory of “9/11” is hokum but don’t say so.

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First, a link to an analysis from OpenDemocracy via Informed Comment; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and for IRAN 7- -26.) — MCM

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Why Israel fears U.S.-Iran rapprochment more than conflict, by Paul Rogers | OpenDemocracy / Informed Comment  Binyamin Netanyahu and those around him view Donald Trump’s behaviour as little short of a betrayal. They would greatly prefer the whole peace process to collapse as they attempt . . . READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED

For now, links to six reports: from L’Orient Today, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, Agence France-Presse, and L’Orient-le-Jour; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up and down for today’s IRAN, GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for LEBANON 7-5-26.) — MCM

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Israel kills 4, including 3 women in Nabatieh; continues demolitions across south. From L’Orient Today. BEIRUT — For the first time in nearly a week, daily Israeli drone strikes killed several people in southern Lebanon on Monday, while Israeli demolition operations continued in six occupied localities. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon demands ‘exclusion’ from Iran-U.S. deal amid nonstop Israeli attacks. From the Cradle. Israeli attacks and detonation of civilian infrastructure continued across south Lebanon on 6 July, coinciding with reports that authorities in Beirut are escalating U.S.-backed efforts to separate the country from Iran negotiations. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanese state media says Israeli strike on south kills four people. From Middle East Eye. An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed four people, according to state media. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for July 5 report from Middle East Monitor.

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Lebanese president says Israeli occupation in south Lebanon preventing army deployment. From AFP. The office of President Joseph Aoun issued the statement today as the two sides prepare to implement a deal involving the deployment and gradual Israeli withdrawal. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report in French from L’OLJ.

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TO BE CONTINUED