For now, links to FOUR reports and commentaries: from the Cradle and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for LEBANON 4-23-24, and up or down for today’s GAZA, IRAN and SYRIA so far.) — MCM

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Trump issues three-week Lebanon truce extension, greenlights Israeli ‘surgical strikes.’ From the Cradle. US President Donald Trump announced a three-week ceasefire extension in Lebanon early today, during which he said Israel will be allowed to “defend itself” and carry out “surgical” attacks against the country. READ MORE . . .

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Hezbollah MP calls ceasefire ‘meaningless’ amidst ongoing Israeli bombing in Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. Lebanese politician Ali Fayyad, representing Hezbollah as a Member of Parliament, called the renewed ceasefire agreement “meaningless” as long as the Israel military persists in its “destructive annihilation of Lebanese border villages and towns,” according to reports from two local news platforms. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli settlers cross into Syria and Lebanon calling for new settlements, by Nadav Rapaport | Middle East Eye  TEL AVIV — Groups of Israeli settlers crossed into Syria and Lebanon this week, calling for the establishment of settlements in areas currently occupied by the military. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 22  Lebanon’s direct talks with Israel will lead to surrender not peace, by Hicham Safieddine | Middle East Eye  Further negotiation along the same U.S.-sponsored track is likely to foment internal strife and hinder liberation from Israeli occupation. The reasons are many. READ MORE . . .

 

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