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Gaza/MidEast May 2026
Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — (LINK)
Netanyahu's coalition submits Bill to dissolve Parliament, trigger election(LINK) — ground.news: 61 media reports (LINK) — 13 May 2026
— Ultra-Orthodox parties accuse Netanyahu of failing to deliver on his promise to pass a legislation that would permanently exempt young men from their community studying in yeshivas, or religious seminaries, from compulsory military service.
NYT columnist claims systemic sexual abuse in Israeli detention centers(LINK) — ground.news: 42 media reports(LINK) — 11 May 2026
Israeli officials denounce report — (LINK)
Israel Foreign Ministry condemns New York Times piece as 'one of the worst blood libels' in modern press — (LINK)
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support': Tehran's peace proposal 'totally unacceptable' and 'a piece of garbage' (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Israel issues more forced evacuation orders for towns and villages in southern Lebanon
US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Trump says he will suspend petrol tax amid soaring US fuel prices (LINK) — 11 May 2026
More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards "in solidarity with the resignation of the jury" over participation of Israel and Russia (LINK) — 11 May 2026
Iran says it will 'never bow' as Trump rejects peace counteroffer (LINK) — 10 May 2026
— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war was not over because there was "more work to be done."
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills seven-13 including child (LINK) — ground.news: 108 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026
Bahrain arrests 41 over alleged links to Iran's IRGC (LINK) — ground.news: 38 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026
Israel built secret base in Iraq during Iran war, WSJ reports (LINK) — ground.news: 107 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026
Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation: no Golden Lions after the jury quit (LINK) — 9 May 2026
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz (LINK) — ground.news: 23 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026
Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in Hormuz: US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz — 8 May 2026 (LINK)
Iran seizes Barbados-flagged oil tanker Ocean Koi in Gulf of Oman, state media says (LINK) — ground.news: 18 media reports (LINK) — 7 May 2026
— The US Treasury Department designated the tanker as part of Iran's so-called "shadow fleet" in February, alleging it transported oil while evading international sanctions since 2020.
Trump says war will be 'over quickly' as Iran reviews US peace proposal (LINK) — 6 May 2026
U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say (LINK) — 6 May 2026
French CMA CGM container ship hit in strait of Hormuz, injuring crew: "The ship was not flying the French flag." (LINK) — ground.news: 59 media reports (LINK) — 5 May 2026
Fire at a shopping center in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens: unknown cause (LINK) — ground.news: 48 media reports (LINK) — 5 May 2026
FIFA invites Iran to headquarters for World Cup talks (LINK) — ground.news: 36 media reports (LINK) — 5 May 2026
Trump threatens to blow Iran 'off the face of the earth' if it attacks US vessels (LINK) — 4 May 2026
US strikes 7 Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility (LINK) — 4 May 2026
— The UAE and South Korea both reported strikes on ships in the vital channel on Monday. The UAE also said a fire broke out at the oil port of Fujairah after an Iranian attack. Shipping company Maersk told the BBC that one of its US-flagged vessels had successfully exited the strait with US military protection - under what Trump has called "Project Freedom".
US destroys six Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones, US admiral says (LINK) — 4 May 2026
Trump says the U.S will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz as two ships reported attacks (LINK)
Tehran warns Trump's Hormuz mission will violate ceasefire (LINK) — 3 May 2026
Iranian super tanker slips past US blockade with $220 million oil cargo (LINK) — 3 May 2026
With an injunction China blocks US sanctions against five 'teapot' refineries accused of importing Iranian oil (LINK) — 2 May 2026
Israel issues new forced displacement orders for 11 towns in southern Lebanon (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports (LINK) — 3 May 2026
UN: 8000 bodies remain buried in Gaza as debris removal stalls — unnamed official (LINK) — ground.news: 17 media reports (LINK) — 3 May 2026
Israeli court extends detention of two activists arrested aboard Gaza-bound flotilla: lawyers say pair subjected to 'severe physical abuse' (LINK) — ground.news: 59 media reports (LINK) — 3 May 2026
— The state attorney had presented a list of suspected offences authorities said the pair was accused of committing, including "assisting the enemy during wartime" and "membership in and providing services to a terrorist organisation".
