For today, links to two reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (Scroll down for LEBANON 12-14-25, and up or down for GAZA and WEST BANK.) — MCM

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UN peacekeeping mission winding down despite Israel violating ceasefire. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  UN peacekeepers in Lebanon face end of decades-old mission despite regular attacks by Israel breaking year-old ceasefire. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM DEC. 15  Western and Arab diplomats tour Lebanon-Israel border to observe Hezbollah disarmament efforts, by Bassem Mroue | AP  BEIRUT — Western and Arab diplomats toured an area along Lebanon’s border with Israel Monday where Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers . . . READ MORE . . .

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