Gaza, 6-5-26

Links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for GAZA 6-4-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 4  At least 10 killed in strikes on Gaza, hospitals say, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 10 Palestinians on Thursday, hospitals said, even as much of the world’s attention was focused on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM JUNE 4  Does Israel still need U.S. support? Reported by  n recent years, Israel’s relationship with the U.S. has changed — not for the better, some analysts say. Now, new tensions have emerged between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Iran, 6-5-26

Links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 6-4-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 5  Republican lawmaker on why he voted to end the war in Iran. Reported by Tinbete Ermyas, Michelle Aslam, Ailsa Chang and Luke Garrett | NPR  Chang talks with Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick about his decision to join Democrats and three other Republicans to vote to end the war in Iran. Click HERE to listen and read. 

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FROM JUNE 4  Does Israel still need U.S. support? Reported by  n recent years, Israel’s relationship with the U.S. has changed — not for the better, some analysts say. Now, new tensions have emerged between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Ukraine, 6-5-26

Links to two reports from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name of initials. (Scroll up for LEBANON, GAZA and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 6-5-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 4  House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia, by Kevin Freking | AP  WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks, by James Jordan and Harriet Morris | AP  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  

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Gaza, 6-4-26

A link to a commentary from Informed Comment; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA, and for GAZA 6-3-26.) — MCM

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Could Israel’s wars throw the whole world into chaos? by Dan Steinbock | Informed Comment  SINGAPORE — Israel’s Obliteration Doctrine is a lethal mix of scorched earth policy, collective punishment and civilian victimization, coupled with massive indiscriminate bombardment and systematic use of artificial intelligence. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 6-4-26

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Russia’s economic forum opens against backdrop of Ukrainian strikes. Reported by he St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — Russia’s answer to Davos — opens under the shadow of Ukrainian drone attacks and growing economic uncertainty. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

Lebanon, 6-4-26

NOTE: More computer strangeness. Two of the items below have been mysteriously “peopled” by head-and-shoulder silhouettes that I haven’t been able to delete. Sophisticated hacking? If so, how and by whom? And why?
Links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, IRAN and MEDIA, and down for LEBANON 6-3-26.) — MCM

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Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon, by Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell and Sam Metz | AP  BEIRUT — Hezbollah today rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as continued fighting there hampered moves to end the Iran war. This as Israeli strikes killed at least four people, according to local authorities, and a UN peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye and the Cradle.

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Israeli war chief vows continued strikes on Lebanon as part of ‘conditional’ truce. From the Cradle. Israeli War Minister Israel Katz today vowed that Tel Aviv will continue attacking Lebanon and that any truce is conditional on Hezbollah’s withdrawal from the south Litani area, after Beirut announced its acceptance of a framework allowing continued attacks on its country. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanese PM says army to start deploying in ‘pilot zones’ in south. From Mddle East Eye. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said today that the army would begin deploying in “pilot zones” in the country’s south, a day after Israel and Lebanon agreed in Washington to implement a ceasefire. READ MORE . . .

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The deal between Israel and Lebanon extending their shaky ceasefire, by Kareem Chehayeb and Elena Becatoros | AP  BEIRUT — Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire in a U.S.-brokered agreement, with an aim to continue talks later this month for a comprehensive peace deal. READ MORE . . .
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Trump and Netanyahu at odds after heated call over Israel’s offensive into Lebanon. Reported by Greg Myre and Leila Fadel | NPR  President Trump admits to calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” during a tense and heated phone call over Israel’s offensive into Lebanon. How strained is their relationship? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israel and Lebanon agree to a ceasefire. Could it affect U.S.-Iran negotiations? Reported by President Trump is demanding that Israel’s prime minister end the incursion into Lebanon. Danny Citrinowicz of the Institute for National Security Studies shares his view. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Iran, 6-4-26

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Rep. Katherine Clark on the House passing war powers resolution to end Iran war. Steve Inskeep of NPR asks Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts about House approval of a war powers resolution directing President Trump to pull U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JUNE 3  House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran in a rebuke of Trump, byLisa Mascaro | APWASHINGTON — The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 
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Media, 6-4-26

First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for GAZA, UKRAINE, LEBANON and IRAN, and down for MEDIA 6-3-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 3  Whither ‘60 Minutes’? As turmoil unspools in public, CBS News show’s ultimate health is debated, by Jocelyn Noveck | AP  NEW YORK — “This is ‘60 Minutes,’” Harry Reasoner announced on Sept. 24, 1968, introducing his new CBS News show alongside fellow correspondent Mike Wallace. “It’s kind of a magazine for television.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 3   Former 60 Minutes correspondent doesn’t have much confidence in show’s future. Reported by Tyler Bartlam, Scott Detrow and Sarah Handel | NPR  Detrow talks with Steve Kroft about the firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley. Kroft was a correspondent on the CBS show for 30 seasons. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Ukraine, 6-3-26

Links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN, CUBA and MEDIA, and for UKRAINE 6-2-26.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum. From AP. Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia’s leading event for attracting foreign capital.

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Zelenskiy says strikes on Russia let Ukraine negotiate as equals. From Reuters. Ukraine’s stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate the end of the war on an equal footing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, just after one of the barrages struck an oil terminal and naval base hundreds of kilometers away. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon, 6-3-26

Links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN, CUBA and MEDIA, and down for LEBANON 6-2-26.) — MCM

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Lebanon reports dozens of casualties from Israeli attacks on third day of U.S.-backed ‘truce.’ From the Cradle. Israel’s escalation in Lebanon continued to pick up pace on 3 June – following Washington’s unilateral ceasefire announcement, which has seen Tel Aviv intensify carpet bombing and indiscriminate strikes across the country’s south and elsewhere. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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