For now, links to reports from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, SYRIA, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for GAZA 7-16-26.) — MCM

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Israel continues killing Gaza children as ‘matter of routine’: Haaretz. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli daily reported today that 274 children in Gaza have been killed since the Oct. 10, 2025, ceasefire took effect. The newspaper said the figure means an average of one child killed each day during the ceasefire. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 16  Israeli war chief tells Pentagon that occupation forces will remain in Lebanon. From the Cradle. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz informed U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday that Israel will continue to occupy territory it has seized in Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip, rejecting calls to withdraw. READ MORE . . .

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