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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)
Iran war forces farmers to seek fertilizer alternatives from cow dung to compost: fertilizer prices have surged 40% (LINK) — 31 May 2026
Al Jazeera's MidEast: What is happening on day 92 as Trump weighs deal (LINK) — 30 May 2026
— Iran says talks continue, but no deal yet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had advanced beyond Lebanon's Litani River, as Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Friday left dozens more civilians reportedly killed or wounded.
Netanyahu hails capture of Lebanon's Beaufort Castle (LINK) — 31 May 2026
Gaza: 26 killed over Eid holiday, UN rights investigators report (LINK) — 29 May 2026
— UN: Israeli forces have killed 922 Palestinians in attacks since the announcement of the ceasefire in October, bringing the overall death toll since the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks to nearly 73,000, according to local authorities.
Qatar open to temporary Hormuz tolls, opposes permanent fees (LINK) — 30 May 2026
U.S. says it stopped a merchant ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran (LINK) — 30 May 2026
Iran-US deal nears finish line — but Trump and Khamenei must say yes (LINK) — 29 May 2026
— The draft memorandum includes unrestricted Hormuz shipping, Iran removing mines within 30 days and US sanctions waivers on Iranian oil, with nuclear talks to follow.
US Treasury Secretary: 'America has seized $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets' (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports (LINK) — 29 May 2026
Donald Trump shares draft Iran peace agreement with Israel and other allies (LINK) — 28 May 2026
Tentative 60-day agreement reached on Iran to extend the ceasefire and begin negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme, now pending Trump's approval (LINK) — 28 May 2026
US strikes Iran military site as Tehran says it has targeted American base: it is the second time in three days that the US has attacked targets in Iran — saying that the strikes were conducted in self defence (LINK) — 28 May 2026
Israeli PM Netanyahu says he directed the military to take over 70% of Gaza (LINK) — 28 May 2026
Iran's IRGC says 25 vessels transit Strait of Hormuz in previous 24 hours (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) — 26 May 2026
US targets Iranian missile launch sites and boats in 'self-defense' strikes, hours after Iranian negotiators met with Qatari mediators in Doha (LINK) — 26 May 2026
Australian activists detained by Israeli forces after a Gaza-bound flotilla interception returned home, alleging abuse including sexual assault and beatings that left some hospitalized (LINK) — ground.news: 25 media reports (LINK) — 25 May 2026
Iran ends 88-day Internet blackout, restores access (LINK) — ground.news: media reports (LINK) — 25 May 2026
Fox News: Trump gives Iran '5 to 7 days' to strike nuclear deal, Tehran insists it doesn't want bomb (LINK) — 24 May 2026
Trump touts Iran breakthrough but details remain unclear (LINK) — 24 May 2026
Iran ready to relinquish enriched uranium amid advancing Trump deal, New York Times reports (LINK) — ground.news: 110 media reports (LINK) — 24 May 2026
Hezbollah chief rejects Israel talks, warns disarmament 'unacceptable' (LINK) — ground.news: 12 media reports (LINK) — 24 May 2026
Israeli strikes kill six Lebanese medics and 4 others in 24 hours, health ministry says (LINK) — ground.news: 47 media reports (LINK) — 22 May 2026
France says it has drafted UNSC resolution to open up Hormuz (LINK) — 22 May 2026
— Meanwhile, Washington struggles to brin g to a vote a text Russia and China may say is biased against Tehran.
Palestinian ambassador drops bid for vice president role at the U.N. General Assembly after U.S. pressure: Lebanon's ambassador is taking his place (LINK) — 21 May 2026
Land mine kills 3 children in Syria's Idlib; 4 more wounded (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) — 20 May 2026
World has 6 months to avert major food crisis, says FAO as Hormuz struggle drags on (LINK) — 20 May 2026
UAE says new pipeline that will bypass Strait of Hormuz is nearly 50% complete (LINK) — 20 May 2026
U.S. crude oil falls below $100 per barrel after Trump says Iran talks in final stages (LINK) — 20 May 2026
Trump says attack on Iran held off upon Gulf states' request (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Iran says it responded to 'excessive' US proposal, after Trump warns 'clock ticking' (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Nigeria and U.S. forces announce they killed over 20 Islamic State group militants in weekend offensive (LINK) — ground.news: 53 media reports (LINK) — 19 May 2026
Israel says it killed the leader of Hamas' military wing, one of the architects of Oct. 7 attacks, in Gaza City air strike on 15 May (LINK) — ground.news: 346 media reports (LINK) — 18 May 2026
— Known as the 'Ghost of al-Qassam', Haddad assumed leadership of the militant group's military wing after his predecessor, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed. Mohammed Deif, the longtime commander of Hamas's armed wing and considered an architect of the attack, was also killed during the war.
Netanyahu says Israel 'very close' to eliminating Oct 7 attack masterminds — (LINK)
Bessent grants a 30-day extension for Russian oil in tankers as Iran war squeezes supply (LINK) — ground.news: 101 media reports (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Strategists see European oil shortages within weeks as inventories are depleted (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Three adults killed and two teen suspects dead in shooting at San Diego Islamic Center, police say (LINK) — ground.news: 305 media reports (LINK) — 18 May 2026
— The teenagers, 17 and 19, were found dead in a vehicle nearby of gunshot wounds that appeared to be self-inflicted. A security guard who was killed apparently helped prevent deaths.Police said the guard "played a pivotal role in assisting from this being much worse."
Fox News has claimed for months that Iran's military had been destroyed. New reporting says US intelligence agencies have concluded otherwise (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Iran reportedly launches Bitcoin-based shipping insurance for Hormuz passage (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Bitcoin price falls below $77,000 as US-Iran war trigger $500m liquidations (LINK) — 18 May 2026
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed war (LINK) — 17 May 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed on 15 May to extend ceasefire by 45 days, U.S. State Dept says: UN chief welcomes accord (LINK) — ground.news: 307 media reports (LINK) — 17 May 2026
Israeli law for execution of Palestinian prisoners of terror-related murders against Israelis goes into force in West Bank (New Arab: LINK) — ground.news: media reports (LINK) — 17 May 2026
— The Knesset passed legislation on March 30, 2026, with 62 lawmakers in favour and 48 against, allowing military courts to impose capital punishment for terrorism-motivated killings while removing pardon authority.
China throws major roadblock at US' Iran Resolution; Trump team left stunned at UN (LINK) — 16 May 2026
— Beijing openly opposed a U.S.-backed resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining operations in the waterway. Chinese UN Ambassador Fu Cong said the "timing and content" of the proposal were inappropriate and warned that passing it would not help ease tensions. Reports suggest both China and Russia could veto the resolution if it reaches a vote at the UN Security Council.
4 supertankers cross Hormuz safely (LINK) — 15 May 2026
— Gotrade: According to Bloomberg Technoz, four supertankers transited the Strait of Hormuz carrying roughly 2 million barrels each. Most of the cargo originated from Iraq based on vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. As reported by IDX Channel, Iranian state media said roughly 30 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on May 14, 2026. That figure suggests the trade route remains active even as geopolitical tensions stay elevated.
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".
