For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Cradle, and to commentary from the Cradle; other articles, or just headlines, are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 4-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, 9/11 TRUTH, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli strike south of Beirut kills commander in Sunni Islamist group, statement says. From Reuters. BEIRUT — An Israeli drone strike south of the Lebanese capital killed a top commander from militant group Jama’a Islamiya today, the group said, in an attack later confirmed by Israel. The Israeli military announced that it had killed Hussein Atawi, a “key figure in the Jama’a Islamiya with ties to Hamas” . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM APRIL 21  Lebanon’s disarmament dilemma: The battle for Palestinian camps. From the Cradle. A quiet but strategic campaign is underway in Lebanon to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, long considered autonomous zones with their own political and military hierarchies. READ MORE . . .

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