For today, links to reports from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. GAZA, UKRAINE, WEST BANK and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE,  or scroll down.) — MCM

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Lebanon warns citizens to avoid communication with Israeli media, army. From Middle East Monitor. Lebanon on Saturday warned all citizens, particularly influential figures, artists and journalists, to avoid any form of “direct or indirect” communication with Israeli army spokespersons or affiliated media outlets, regardless of the reason, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  ‘No calm in Beirut, no stability in Lebanon’ until Hezbollah disarmed: Katz. From the Cradle.  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Friday threatened to escalate attacks against Lebanon if Hezbollah is not disarmed, following nighttime attacks targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs. READ MORE . . .

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