First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and for LEBANON 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Israel violated Lebanon ‘ceasefire’ nearly 3,500 times since April: PM. From the Cradle. Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 airstrikes on south Lebanon since the so-called ceasefire was announced in April, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a statement today. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and for GAZA 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Israel suspends entry of aid to Gaza as collective punishment for Iran strikes. From the Cradle. The Israeli military today shut down all border corridors into the Gaza Strip and suspended the entry of humanitarian aid as a form of collective punishment over Iranian strikes that responded to Israeli violations in Lebanon. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza ‘ceasefire’ talks resume in Cairo as Israel continues to bomb strip, suspend entry of aid. From the Cradle. Talks to advance the Gaza ceasefire toward the second stage have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, Agence France-Presse reported today, citing a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and down for IRAN 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war, by Jon Gambrell and Melanie Lidman | AP  DUBAI —  Israel and Iran traded fire today in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said hours later that it was halting offensive operations as the renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish. Click HERE for links to two reports from NPR, and HERE for one from Reuters.

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For now, links to THREE reports: from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for UKRAINE 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Ukrainian strikes hit oil sites in Russia and Crimea. From AP. KYIV — Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Monday, as part of their campaign aimed at making Moscow pay an economic cost for the war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.

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Ukraine recaptures more than 600sq km of territory in 2026, its military chief says. From Reuters. KYIV – Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 600sq km of territory so far in 2026, Ukraine’s top military commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said today, the latest sign of shifting momentum after years of slow but relentless Russian gains. READ MORE . . .

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As Ukraine fights off Russia’s invasion, some regions see a rise in premature births, by  Samya Kullab | AP  A rising number of babies are being born prematurely — before 37 weeks of pregnancy — in Ukraine, particularly in regions near the front lines. READ MORE . . .

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Links to a report from National Public Radio and to an article from Informed Comment and Book DNA; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and down for MEDIA 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Former ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley speaks out after firing. Reported by Michel Martin and David Folkenflik | NPR  Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS’s news leader Bari Weiss shouldn’t be leading the network. Pelley spoke to the New York Times just days after being fired by CBS. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM JUNE 3  Top 5 books on Islam during Iran war, by Juan R.I. Cole | Informed Comment / Book DNA  My interest in Islam was kindled when I lived in Eritrea, East Africa, as a teenager, and in my youth fell in love with the mystical Sufi tradition. I went on to live in the Muslim world for over a decade. Click HERE for beginning of article, and HERE for a continuation at Book DNA.

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For now, links to reports from the Cradle, Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s MEDIA, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN, and for WEST BANK 6-6-26.) — MCM

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Israel to build waste-to-energy plant on seized Palestinian land. From the Cradle. Israeli authorities are advancing plans for a large-scale waste-to-energy facility in the occupied West Bank village of Qalandia, a move Palestinian officials say is a strategic tool for land confiscation and de facto annexation. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Israeli settlers attack West Bank town of Huwara, wounding five Palestinians. From Middle East Monitor. Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara south of Nablus on Saturday, wounding several residents and vandalizing local property. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Israeli soldier kills seven-month-old Palestinian baby, then walks away, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  Israeli soldiers killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby on Friday in the occupied West Bank after opening fire on his family’s car, despite the vehicle stopping when ordered. READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to an appeal from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for MEDIA 6-6-26.) — MCM

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Big media and independent journalism. An appeal by Consortium News. Truly independent media depends on money from small donors. No wonder that it reports from the perspective of the average woman and man against corporate-controlled government agendas at home and abroad. Click HERE for all three paragraphs and for Donate button.

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For now, links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye and to analyses from MintPress News via ScheerPost and from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, MEDIA, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for GAZA 6-6-26.) — MCM

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Israel kills nine in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli strikes on a Hamas-run police station and a vehicle in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded 20 others today, health officials said, as mediators began new efforts to salvage ‌a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Pentagon raises alarm over Israel’s ‘unhinged’ spying on U.S. officials, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  The Pentagon has raised Israel’s counterintelligence threat level to its highest category, NBC News and the New York Times reported on Saturday, exposing behind the scenes tensions in a relationship Washington often treats as untouchable. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  NDAA: New U.S. bill would fuse Israel and U.S. militaries into one, by Alan MacLeod | MintPress News / ScheerPost  Amid widespread and growing public opposition to the Israeli genocide of Gaza and South Lebanon, a controversial new bill seeks to formally integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries like never before, making it difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 29  Congress quietly moves to integrate U.S. and Israeli militaries, by Ben Freeman | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft  Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act  released on May 26, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.” READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, and Middle East Eye, and to analyses from MintPress News via ScheerPost and from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, MEDIA, GAZA and IRAN so far, and down for LEBANON 6-6-26.) — MCM

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Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs days after U.S.-supported ceasefire deal, by Kareem Chehayeb, Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman | AP  BEIRUT — Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning today, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon ‘s capital. Iran had warned that . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.

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EU calls for ‘full accountability’ after another UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon. From Middle East Monitor. The EU foreign policy chief today condemned the killing of another UN Interim Force in Lebanon soldier on June 4 and renewed the bloc’s calls for accountability, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Trump calls for more ‘surgical’ strikes on Hezbollah. From Middle East Eye. In an interview aired today on NBC, U.S. President Donald Trump advocated more “surgical” attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, while at the same time saying he was “very close” to a deal with Iran. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Pentagon raises alarm over Israel’s ‘unhinged’ spying on U.S. officials, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  The Pentagon has raised Israel’s counterintelligence threat level to its highest category, NBC News and the New York Times reported on Saturday, exposing behind the scenes tensions in a relationship Washington often treats as untouchable. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  NDAA: New U.S. bill would fuse Israel and U.S. militaries into one, by Alan MacLeod | MintPress News / ScheerPost  Amid widespread and growing public opposition to the Israeli genocide of Gaza and South Lebanon, a controversial new bill seeks to formally integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries like never before, making it difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 29  Congress quietly moves to integrate U.S. and Israeli militaries, by Ben Freeman | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft  Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act  released on May 26, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.” READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to an interview from National Public Radio; reports from Reuters, the Cradle, and Middle East Eye; a discussion from Consortium News; and analyses from MintPress News via ScheerPost and from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK, MEDIA, GAZA and LEBANON, and down for IRAN 6-6-26.) — MCM

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Trump says Iran’s military is ‘totally destroyed.’ Here’s where their stockpiles stand. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR speaks with Sina Azodi, who teaches Middle East Politics at George Washington University, about Iran’s missile and drone stockpiles and its strategy in deploying them. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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U.S. eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies’ reconstruction, source says, by David Lawder, Eman Abouhassira and Ahmed Elimam | Reuters  WASHINGTON / DUBAI — The U.S. government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of future damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday, a day after a wave of attacks by Iran against Kuwait and Bahrain. READ MORE . . .  A report from the Cradle is HERE.

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FROM JUNE 6  Watch: The World This Week — ‘The war: Putin’s view.’ Joe Lauria of Consortium News  will spoke on Saturday evening with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and journalist Patrick Lawrence. The last half hour or so of discussion concerned the Iran war. (Former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter was intended to participate from St. Petersburg, Russia, but apparently a connection failed.) Click HERE for video.

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FROM JUNE 6  Pakistan moves to ‘revive’ stalled U.S.-Iran talks after IRGC responds to new U.S. violations. From the Cradle. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi arrived in Iran’s capital on Saturday in an effort to revive stalled talks between Tehran and Washington, following the latest round of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iranian forces. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Pentagon raises alarm over Israel’s ‘unhinged’ spying on U.S. officials, by Elis Gjevori | Middle East Eye  The Pentagon has raised Israel’s counterintelligence threat level to its highest category, NBC News and the New York Times reported on Saturday, exposing behind the scenes tensions in a relationship Washington often treats as untouchable. READ MORE . . .  A report from the Cradle is HERE.

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FROM JUNE 2  NDAA: New U.S. bill would fuse Israel and U.S. militaries into one, by Alan MacLeod | MintPress News / ScheerPost  Amid widespread and growing public opposition to the Israeli genocide of Gaza and South Lebanon, a controversial new bill seeks to formally integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries like never before, making it difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 29  Congress quietly moves to integrate U.S. and Israeli militaries, by Ben Freeman | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft  Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act  released on May 26, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.” READ MORE . . .

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