Links to FIVE reports: from the Cradle, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor; and to a analysis from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and for LEBANON 5-26-26.) — MCM

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New Israeli airstrike hits Beirut as mass destruction reported in Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre. From the Cradle. Israel bombed the Lebanese capital today for the first time in weeks, marking the second attack on Beirut since the so-called ceasefire, coinciding with an unprecedented escalation against south Lebanon. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Israeli army orders evacuation of six more southern Lebanon towns. From Middle East Eye. The Israeli army has issued another forced displacement order for six more towns and villages in southern Lebanon, saying attacks are forthcoming.  READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 27  Israel orders forced evacuation of Lebanon’s Tyre ahead of new carpet bombing campaign. From the Cradle. On Wednesday, the Israeli military issued forced displacement orders for the entire population of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre (Sur) and the surrounding neighborhoods and Palestinian refugee camps, ordering residents to flee north of the Zahrani River immediately. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 27 Hezbollah says it carried out attacks on Israeli troops, positions on Tuesday. From Middle East Monitor. Hezbollah said on Tuesday it had carried out 32 attacks targeting Israeli troops, military vehicles and positions in different areas of southern Lebanon and northern Israel. The figures were compiled by Anadolu Agency based on . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 27  Israel’s colonization of south Lebanon is already under way, by Paul Khalifeh | Middle East Eye  Despite official Israeli denials and the refusal of some Lebanese to acknowledge the reality, the colonisation of south Lebanon is neither a myth nor a fantasy. It is a concrete and structured project. READ MORE . . .

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