For now, links to EIGHT reports: from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name as highlighted. (Scroll down for LEBANON 4-21-26, and up or down for today’s GAZA and IRAN so far.) — MCM

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Israel kills Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in targeted strike. From Middle East Eye. An Israeli air strike killed a Lebanese journalist and wounded another on Wednesday in southern Lebanon, despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire announced last week. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Monitor. and the Cradle.

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Lebanon and Israel to resume talks to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, by Bassem Mroue | AP  BEIRUT — Lebanon and Israel were set to begin a second session of direct talks in Washington today to discuss the possibility of extending a truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and plans for future negotiations between the two neighbors with a long history of hostile relations. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for April 22 report from the Cradle.

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Over 62,000 housing units destroyed or damaged in six week by Israeli attacks. From Middle East Monitor. About 21,700 housing units have been destroyed and another 40,500 damaged as a result of Israeli attacks on Lebanon during six weeks of war with Hezbollah, according to a report on the “environmental impact of the Israeli aggression.” READ MORE . . .

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Israeli soldiers looting homes in Lebanon on large scale, report says. From Middle East Eye. Israeli soldiers have been looting civilian property on a large scale from homes and businesses in southern Lebanon with the knowledge of their commanders, Haaretz reported today. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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