For today, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (LEBANON 11-16-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 16  Her phone alarm still rings in Lebanon, days after an Israeli strike killed her. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  An Israeli air strike killed three children and their father weeks before they were due to emigrate to the U.S. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (WEST BANK 11-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 16  Unpopular and politically weak, 90-year-old Palestinian leader struggles for a role in Gaza, by Lee Keath | AP  CAIRO — In office for 20 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas now holds authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank — for nearly the entire time failing to hold elections. He struggles for a say in a postwar Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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For today, links to six reports: from Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Ajansi, the Associated Press, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON, WEST BANK and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli army chief warns of rapid shift toward expanded aggression on Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the Israeli army must be prepared to shift swiftly from defensive operations to a large-scale offensive aimed at occupying territory beyond the so-called “Yellow Line” in the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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Most of Gaza’s schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class, by Wafaa Shurafa and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip —More than 600,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have missed the past two years of school. Instead of studying and socializing, they  . . . Click HERE for report and photos.

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Israel destroys Gaza’s historical palace, with over 20,000 artifacts looted, by Mohamed Majed and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Ajansi  GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL — Gaza’s historical and cultural heritage has not been spared Israeli bombardment during Tel Aviv’s two-year war, with over 20,000 rare artifacts spanning from prehistoric eras to the Ottoman period missing and looted. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 16  Unpopular and politically weak, 90-year-old Palestinian leader struggles for a role in Gaza, by Lee Keath | AP  CAIRO — In office for 20 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas now holds authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank — for nearly the entire time failing to hold elections. He struggles for a say in a postwar Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 16  Palestinian coalition rejects U.S. ‘colonial’ plan for Gaza, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  The National Commission for Palestinian Popular Action issued a forceful statement on Sunday rejecting U.S. proposals to place Gaza under an externally imposed . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (MEDIA 11-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON, WEST BANK, and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Former Meta exec Nick Clegg talks about his new book, How to Save the Internet. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with Nick Clegg, Meta’s former president of global affairs, about the book. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links to reports from Middle East Monitor and Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 11-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, IRAN, GAZA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 15  Israel closes Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, imposes curfew on Palestinians for Jewish holiday. From Middle East Monitor.  Israeli forces have maintained a curfew on Palestinians in the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank and closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers to allow illegal settlers to mark a Jewish holiday, local activists said Saturday. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army kills Palestinian teen during northern West Bank raid: report, by Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — A Palestinian teenager was killed and another wounded early Sunday during an Israeli military raid on the Askar refugee camp east of Nablus, northern West Bank, the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported. READ MORE . . .

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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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For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 11-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Iran’s foreign minister says the nation is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, by Jon Gambrell | AP  TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghachi said today that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, a signal to the West that it remains open to potential negotiations over its atomic program. It was Iran’s most direct response yet regarding its nuclear program following . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others in Spanish.

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FROM NOV. 15  Iran says it seized Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in Gulf. From Middle East Eye. Iran confirmed on Saturday that it had seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf. Local media said . . .READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for AP / AP report in English and Spanish, and HERE for others in Spanish, and HERE and HERE for report from AFP / AFP.

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For today, links to five reports: from the Cradle (including map from Drop Site News), the Guardian, and Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 11-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM 

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FROM NOV. 14  U.S. outlines plan for a divided Gaza under Israeli, foreign troop control. From the Cradle. The U.S. is planning the long-term division of Gaza into a reconstructed “green zone” under Israeli and foreign military control and a “red zone” left in ruin,the Guardian reported on Friday. Click HERE for report, HERE for report and map from Drop Site News, and HERE for beginning of report from the Guardian.

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Trump considers skipping disarmament phase of Gaza plan amid deadlock: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. is looking to “forgo” the stage of the Gaza ceasefire initiative, which involves deploying an international security force to the strip to disarm Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions, Israeli media reported over the weekend. READ MORE . . .

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Ex-UN rapporteur who probed Israeli violations faces interrogation in Canada, by Serdar Dincel | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — A former UN special rapporteur who investigated Israel’s violations against Palestinians said he was questioned by Canadian officials on “national security” grounds while traveling to Canada this week to participate in a Gaza-related event. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Anadolu report in French.

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For today, links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (MEDIA 11-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, IRAN and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 15  Right-wing media shrugs off latest Epstein document release. Reported by Shannon Bond | NPR What do thousands of pages of newly released material reveal about the well-documented relationship between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump? Not much of anything, according to some . . . Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for a Nov. 16 NPR report.

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(NOTE: Lately entries have been fewer, later, and shorter than previously. Perhaps they’ll be back to normal soon. Visitors are encouraged to go to news sites directly for fresher news and commentary.)

NOTE: “So far” means so far.

First, links to a report from National Public Radio and to brief video from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (IRAN 11-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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How Iranian authorities target businesses dealing with women not covering their heads. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Instead of arresting women who shun the hijab head covering, Iran is targeting the cafes where they gather. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 12  Women on motorbikes zipping through streets of Iran’s capital are the latest sign of societal change. Video by Saeed Sarmadi of AP. When 38-year-old Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to drive her yellow motorbike through the gridlocked streets of Iran’s capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn’t her main worry. Click HERE to read more, and for video.

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TO BE CONTINUED