Links to FIVE reports and analyses: from or via Middle East Monitor and the Cradle; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for LEBANON 5-2-26 and GAZA, ENERGY and IRAN.) — MCM

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New Israeli attacks kill at least 7 in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Monitor  Fresh Israeli attacks today killed at least seven people in southern Lebanon despite an ongoing ceasefire, Lebanese media reported, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israel issues new displacement orders in south Lebanon amid deadly escalation. From the Cradle. The Israeli military escalated further against Lebanon today, issuing new forced displacement orders across south Lebanon while continuing violent and deadly attacks on the country. READ MORE . . .

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Israel approves multi-billion dollar Lockheed, Boeing fighter squadrons to ‘boost air superiority.’ From the Cradle. Israel has approved a plan to purchase two new squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA warplanes from ‌U.S. weapons makers Lockheed Martin and Boeing, in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, the war ministry announced today. READ MORE . . .

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Iran sets one-month deadline for U.S. to end naval blockade, wars in Iran, Lebanon. From Middle East Monitor. Iran has set a one-month deadline for negotiations on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end a U.S. naval blockade and permanently end the war in Iran and Lebanon, according to a report Saturday by Axios, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s inevitable failure to disarm Hezbollah, by Jasim Al-Azzawi | Middle East Monitor  Since the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon to expel the PLO, Hezbollah has been a thorn in Israel’s side. Born of that very invasion, the Party — as it is called — waged a relentless guerrilla war against Israeli troops occupying southern Lebanon, backed, financed, and trained by Iran. READ MORE . . .

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