For now, links to THREE reports: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA. WEST BANK, UKRAINE, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for LEBANON 6-9-26.) — MCM
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Israeli air strike kills at least six in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. An Israeli air strike on the town of Tayr Debba, located in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, killed at least six people. The Lebanese Civil Defence confirmed the casualties to Al Jazeera.
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Israeli military abducts municipal councillor, worker in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. The abduction by Israeli forces took place today in the town of Kfarshuba amid continuous Israeli strikes in the area, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 9 ‘Imprison their women and children’: Supremisist Israeli minister calls on troops to abduct Lebanese civilians. From the Cradle. Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, called during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday for Israeli forces to abduct Lebanese women and children in order to pressure Hezbollah. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 9 How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel’s violent extremism, by | Middle East Eye As Amal Saad, a scholar on Hezbollah, wrote in these pages, the ceasefire agreement signed by Lebanese representatives with Israel and the U.S. belongs to a category of political submission with little or no precedent. READ MORE . . .
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TO BE CONTINUED