For today, links to reports from Middle East Monitor and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, LEBANON, SYRIA, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this dare are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  WEST BANK 3-7-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 7  Israeli forces set fire to Nablus mosque, stop dawn prayers. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli occupation forces stormed several mosques in the old city of Nablus at dawn on Friday, the Palestinian Information Centre reported, setting fire to Al-Nasr Mosque. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 7  Nablus soap gets UNESCO recognition in Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus. Click HERE to listen and read.

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