First, links to reports from the Cradle and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and down for LEBANON 7-23-26.) — MCM

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Netanyahu will reject U.S. demands for withdrawal from Lebanon, Gaza, Syria if asked. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told cabinet ministers that Washington wants Israeli soldiers to pull back from positions in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and that he does not intend to comply with U.S. demands, Channel 13 reported today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 26  Some Lebanese displaced by war turn to satellites to check their homes. Reported by Jane Arraf and Jawad Rizkallah | NPR  BEIRUT — The photographic images are a bit fuzzy but still clear enough to see what is happening. Each costs at least $112. Click HERE to listen and read and for photos.

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