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Here are links to reports from the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for UKRAINE and IRAN, and for GAZA 7-1-26.) — MCM

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Board of Peace prepares gated camps under expanding Israeli occupation. From the Cradle. Israel and the U.S.-led Board of Peace are planning to transfer Palestinians in Gaza into so-called “humanitarian shelters,” in order to “disconnect” the strip’s population “from Hamas” while Israeli forces solidify and expand their occupation, Israeli media reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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Israel to keep troops in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Israeli forces would remain in what he described as “security zones” in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza for an indefinite period, with no timetable for withdrawal. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s Board of Peace says UNRWA has ‘no place’ in Gaza. From Middle East Eye. “We are turning a page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency and conflict,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace said a post on X. “The people of Gaza deserve better.” READ MORE . . .

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