For today, links to two reports: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle, and to an article of commentary from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA, UKRAINE and COVID ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. LEBANON 1-25-25 entry is HERE. LEBANON 1-25-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 27  Israeli strikes kill two in Lebanon despite ceasefire extension. From Middle East Eye. Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on Monday and wounded 17 others in the south in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. The ministry said Israeli fire killed 24 returnees on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 26  Residents return to Lebanese border villages as Israeli withdrawal deadline expires. From the Cradle. Residents of south Lebanon who were displaced during the war returned to their towns and villages on Sunday upon the expiration of the 60-day ceasefire implementation period. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 27  In Lebanon, civilians amass to secure liberation, by Khalil Harb | The Cradle  The image that Israel sought to project — both to its settlers and to the wider Arab world — of a resistance subdued, a nation defeated, and a broken will crumbled at dawn on Sunday as the 60-day deadline for the implementation of the ceasefire with Hezbollah approached. READ MORE . . .