(2026-05-07). Israeli soldier caught desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon. aljazeera.com Outrage is growing over a photo of an Israeli soldier pushing a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary.
(2026-05-06). Israel says carried out strike targeting commander of elite force. al-monitor.com May 6 (Reuters) – The Israeli military carried out a strike on Wednesday on the southern suburbs of Beirut in a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh, targeting the commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force, according to an official Israeli statement. The strike was the first to hit Beirut's suburbs since the April 16 ceasefire, although hostilities in the south of Lebanon have not halted.
(2026-05-06). Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Lebanon ceasefire. scmp.com Israel struck Beirut ‚Å on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force in the city's southern suburbs. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced the action in a joint statement. Israeli media reported that the commander was killed in the strike, but there was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli military or Hezbollah.
(2026-05-06). Democracy Now! 2026-05-06 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 06, 2026; Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders; Israel's Destruction of Southern Lebanon Turns Villages into "Moonscapes": Reporter Lylla Younes; "Backtalker": Kimberlé Crenshaw on New Memoir, Voting Rights, Critical Race Theory & Clarence Thomas | Headlines for May 06, 2026; Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders; Israel's Destruction of Southern Lebanon Turns Villages into "Moonscapes": Reporter Lylla Younes; "Backtalker”…
(2026-05-06). As In Gaza, Israel Is Targeting Rescue Workers In South Lebanon. popularresistance.org As airstrikes pound southern Lebanon, lawyer Abbas Ghandour leaves his case files behind, changes clothes, and drives south toward the blast zones. | The 38-year-old appellate attorney is also the head of the Lebanese Red Cross emergency services in the southwest, a role he has grown into since first answering distress calls as a teenager in Nabatiyeh. | Now his mornings are no longer spent preparing arguments in court, but securing safe staging points and making sure his paramedics' families have somewhere to sleep, because, as he puts it, "no one can respond clearly while worrying about their own loved ones."
(2026-05-06). Lebanon: Israeli strikes kill four in Bekaa despite ceasefire. newarab.com 
An Israeli strike in Lebanon's Israel has violated the April 17 ceasefire on almost-daily basis, striking the south and other parts of Lebanon, while the Iran-backed group has also attacked Israeli forces stationed in the country, as wel…
(2026-05-06). Israel strikes Beirut in breach of Lebanon ceasefire. al-monitor.com Israel has continued to carry out strikes in southern Lebanon but had not targeted Beirut since the ceasefire took effect.
(2026-05-06). Egypt and Lebanon move to revive Arab Gas Pipeline project. newarab.com 
Egypt and The project is intended to help ease The signing ceremony took place in Cairo in the presence of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, with the agreement signed by Egyptian Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi and Leb…