For today, links to reports from Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (LEBANON 11-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, WEST BANK and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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1 killed as Israeli strike hits truck in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire, by Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — One person was killed and another injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon today, in the latest breach of a ceasefire agreement in place since November 2024, the Health Ministry said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for later Anadolu report in French. 

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For now, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 11-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, WEST BANK and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating to 2 major cities in Russia. From AP. KYIV — Ukrainian strikes disrupted power and heating to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, local Russian officials said today — this as Russia and Ukraine have . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.

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For today, links to two reports: from Anadolu Ajansi and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 11-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, UKRAINE and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli army detains 12 Palestinians in West Bank raids, by Aysar Alais and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Ajansi  RAMALLAH, Palestine / ISTANBUL — The Israeli army detained 12 Palestinians in military raids across the occupied West Bank today, according to local sources. The official news agency Wafa reported that West Bank, army forces detained three young Palestinians in Hebron and two others in Bethlehem after . . .  READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French.

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FROM NOV. 8  Israeli settlers and soldiers are redrawing the map of the West Bank. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  As the world looks to Gaza, settlers in the West Bank are seizing land and terrorizing villages with impunity. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse (with Le Parisien); others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON, UKRAINE and WEST BANK entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Hamas hands over remains Israel believes are of soldier Hadar Goldin, held since 2014, by Melanie Lidman and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  TEL AVIV — Israel today received the remains of a hostage in Gaza which Hamas said were the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and held for 11 years. His remains had been . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE and HERE for report from AFP / AFP (with Le Parisien) in English and French.

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For today, links to reports from Anadolu Ajansi and Agence France-Presse; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 9-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, WEST BANK, CHENEY, WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Iran’s president warns Tehran may have to be evacuated amid worsening water crisis, by Ahmet Dursun | Anadolu Ajansi  TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that the capital, Tehran, could face severe water shortages and may even have to be evacuated if rainfall does not occur soon. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for a report from AFP / AFP in English and French.

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For today, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (LEBANON 11-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down. IRAN, WEST BANK, CHENEY, WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 7  Israel says daily Lebanon strikes ‘just a preview’ if Hezbollah not disarmed. From the Cradle. The violent airstrikes on Lebanon this week were “just a preview of what is to come” if Beirut fails to disarm Hezbollah, an Israeli official said Friday. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from Middle East Monitor and Anadolu; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 11-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down. IRAN, LEBANON, CHENEY, GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 7  2 Palestinian teens killed by Israeli army fire near Jerusalem. From Middle East Monitor. Two Palestinian teens were shot and killed by Israeli forces in the town of al-Judeira, northwest of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  15 Palestinians injured as Israeli army fires live bullets, tear gas at anti-settlement protest in West Bank, by Qais Omar Darwesh Omar, Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Ajansi  RAMALLAH, Palestine / ISTANBUL  At least 15 Palestinians were injured on Friday when the Israeli army fired live bullets and tear gas shells at a peaceful protest in Tulkarm, northern occupied West Bank, against the construction of a new illegal settlement outpost east of the city. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to commentary via Middle East Eye; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name below. (CHENEY 11-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down. IRAN, LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Dick Cheney may be gone, but the wars he waged are forever, by Mohamad Elmasry | Middle East Eye  After news broke that former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, 84, died on Tuesday of pneumonia and cardiac disease, tributes came pouring in from across the political and media spectrums. Establishment Democrats, including . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, LEBANON, WEST BANK, CHENEY and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 7  U.S. intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former U.S. officials say, by Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters  WASHINGTON — The U.S. gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza — operations reliant on American-supplied weapons, five former U.S. officials said. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza health officials say over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, by Wafaa Shurafa and Julia Frankel | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Gaza health officials said today that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.

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For today, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 11-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down. IRAN, LEBANON, WEST BANK, CHENEY and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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A Russian drone strike on a tower block in eastern Ukraine kills 3 and injures 12. From AP.  KYIV — A Russian drone slammed into a tower block in eastern Ukraine early today while many were sleeping, killing three and injuring 12 people, Ukrainian authorities reported. READ MORE . . .

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