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First, links to three reports and a commentary: from National Public Radio, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for LEBANON 6-29-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 29  In Lebanon, deal with Israel sparks anger and doubts. Reported by Ruth Sherlock | NPR  From Beirut, the Israel–Lebanon deal lands as a mix of anger and reluctant acceptance, with Hezbollah calling it a major capitulation. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 29  Lebanon-Israel deal could block war crimes accountability, experts warn, by Adam Chamseddine and Sondos Asem | Middle East Eye  BEIRUT / LONDON — A framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel has drawn warnings that a clause in the deal could effectively shield Israel from accountability for war crimes. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 29  Israeli TV channel claims to obtain parts of Lebanon agreement’s secret security annex. From Middle East Monitor.  Israeli Channel 12 claimed on Sunday evening that it had obtained parts of what it described as the “secret security annex” to the framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 29  The morning after the Lebanon ‘agreement,’ by Ussama Makdisi | Middle East Eye  A 19th-century Orientalist traveller and diplomat by the name of David Urquhart said about (Mount) Lebanon that there “never was a country for which God has done so much, nor a people who could do less for themselves.” READ MORE . . .

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