presstv.ir (2026-05-19). Report: 80% of Israeli troops leaving military service due to mental distress
A recent report has revealed that 80 percent of Israeli troops are leaving the regime's military due to mental distress.
According to Haaretz, an Israeli daily, the regime's military has declined to publish the grim toll amid fears that the figure could be damaging to public morale.
(2026-05-24). How Chinese traders in Iran are keeping business afloat as war capsizes naval shipping. scmp.com As the US-Israel war on Iran stretches past its 80th day and continues to upend global naval shipping, a growing number of Chinese investors in Iran are turning to railway and overland transport routes to keep their businesses afloat. | While disruptions to ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz show little sign of abating, many are hoping that transcontinental freight links across Eurasia could become a more reliable option.
(2026-05-24). Thursday 5/21: Webinar: Blocking the Bombs: How Far Will Democrats Go on Israel? indybay.org Online | www.crowdcast.io/c/democrats-military-ai……
(2026-05-24). Canada CLC Breaks with Zionist Histadrut at Their 2026 Congress. indybay.org The Canadian Labour Congress at their 2026 convention after a struggle ended their relationship with the Israeli Zionists corporate trade union the Histadrut. Hassan Husseini with Labour For Palestine made a report to the Labor For Palestine committee.
(2026-05-24). Israel Rapes Everyone, And Other Notes. thealtworld.com
(2026-05-23). How Iran Destroyed the Myth of US Military Supremacy. thealtworld.com "The Iranian people and the state are ready for another round." | As the US-Israeli war on Iran nears its three-month mark, tensions remain at a breaking point with Trump threatening renewed bombing while negotiations stay deadlocked. | Tehran-based journalist Navid Zarrinal joins Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra to discuss the "resilient" mood on the ground, Iran's military readiness and the recent reports involving potential regime-change efforts around former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He also discusses the evolving roles of China and Russia in the wider confrontation and why the next phase of escalation cou…
(2026-05-23). Funerals for medics killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. aljazeera.com Funerals were held for paramedics killed by two Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday.
(2026-05-23). New Israeli strikes cause extensive damage to hospital in southern Lebanon. tribune.com.pk 
(2026-05-23). Not just the US: India to Brazil, 51 nations armed Israel amid Gaza war. aljazeera.com Despite ICJ genocide warnings, 51 nations kept arming Israel, even after pledging to halt support.
(2026-05-23). Nakba Day commemorations demonstrate widespread solidarity with Palestine. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt May 20, 2026 Actions across the U.S. and around the world were called to observe the 78th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe). Nakba Day — May 15 — commemorates the period in 1948 that the Zionist State of Israel declared its formation amidst its opening genocide campaign, when Zionist militias demolished 500 villages, massacred over 15,000 Palestinians and drove 750,000 others from their homes. Boston, May 15, 2026. (Photo: Stevan Kirschbaum) Protestors rallied outside the Israeli Consulate in Boston on May 15 to demand the City of Boston end its ongoing complicity with the genoc…
(2026-05-23). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-05-23). Trump says Iran deal and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'. scmp.com A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim. | Trump posted on social media that the emerging agreement would reopen the strait, the vital shipping passage whose closure upended global energy markets after the conflict started in February when the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. He did ‚Äånot say what else would be included in…
(2026-05-23). Israel reportedly sidelined from US-Iran ceasefire talks. newarab.com 
The newspaper reported on Saturday, citing two unnamed Israeli security officials, that Israeli leaders had been denied information at the highest levels. | This has forced Tel Aviv to rely on conversations with regional leaders and diplomats, alongside carrying out reconna…
(2026-05-23). Israel thrusts reluctant UAE into open over defence ties. scmp.com For months, the United Arab Emirates had denied Iran's accusations that it was in league with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or hosting his country's military personnel. | Then, US ambassador to Israel Mick Huckabee handed Tehran a propaganda gift and Abu Dhabi a diplomatic headache all in a single sentence.
(2026-05-23). Haj pilgrim numbers surpass 2025 arrivals despite Middle East war. tribune.com.pk 
Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming Haj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite the war in the Middle East. | The conflict triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February saw Tehran order waves of strikes on targets in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, prompting widespread air traffic disruptions and causing travel costs to surge. | Major Gulf airlines in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain have worked to quickly restore much of their operational capacity after weeks o…
(2026-05-23). With signs of a possible Iran deal within reach, pressure is mounting on Trump to return to war. mondoweiss.net 
Political and economic realities are pushing Donald Trump to pursue a deal with Iran, but he will need to resist mounting pressure, including from Israel, to return to all-out war.
(2026-05-23). Israel 'spying on Palestinian teachers' critical of Gaza war. newarab.com 
The report detailed the activities of an internal body known as the "Incitement Committee", which allegedly gathered information on teachers' social media activity, monitored political statements, and recommended disciplinary action against educators accused of cr…
(2026-05-23). France bans Israeli Cabinet Minister Ben-Gvir over treatment of Gaza flotilla activists. tribune.com.pk 
France has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory over what Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot described as "unacceptable actions" against activists aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla. | Barrot said on Saturday that the move followed incidents involving French and European citizens participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla. | "France cannot tolerate French nationals being threatened, intimidated or brutalised," he said, particularly by a serving government minister. | "I note that these actions have been condemned by a large number of Israeli government and political…
(2026-05-23). Prospects for EU sanctions low as Israel abuses Gaza activists. newarab.com 
(2026-05-23). Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza leave behind heavy destruction. aljazeera.com Overnight Israeli strikes devastated the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza despite an ongoing ceasefire.
(2026-05-23). Israel is a Democracy . . . a Profoundly Racist Democracy. juancole.com Montreal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Israel is a democracy. This makes it difficult to hide the inconvenient fact that it is profoundly racist. The recent episode involving Minister Ben-Gvir taunting an international group of pro-Palestine activists is in many ways revealing. The activists were on board unarmed boats bringing food and medical supplies to the long-besieged Palestinians of Gaza when Israeli forces seized the boats in international waters, then arraigned and detained the activists in Israel. The high official waved an Israeli flag before the crouched detainees, whose hands were tie…
(2026-05-23). 'It's worse for Palestinians,' says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture. asiapacificreport.nz Michael West Media Australian activist Zack Schofield says he was illegally detained by the Israeli military after the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters on Monday. Now released, Schofield alleges activists were subjected to violence, tasers, beatings and deprivation while in Israeli custody. The claims were made in an interview with Anadolu Ajansi…
(2026-05-23). Itamar Ben-Gvir is suddenly the villain of Israeli politics for one reason: he revealed Israel's true face to the world. mondoweiss.net 
Itamar Ben-Gvir has been attacked across Israeli politics for a cruel video showing him mocking flotilla activists as they were being abused by officers. His offense was not his fascist celebration, but rather showing the true face of Israel.
(2026-05-23). Edhi arrives home after release from Israeli detention. tribune.com.pk 
Humanitarian worker Saad Edhi, who was illegally detained by Israeli forces during the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters earlier this week, arrived in Karachi on Saturday. | Saad was detained by Israeli forces on Monday along with around 100 other members of the flotilla, after at least 10 boats were intercepted in the eastern Mediterranean. He landed at Jinnah International Airport on Saturday after being deported from Israel to Türkiye on Friday. | A large number of supporters and family members gathered at the airport to welcome him home.
(2026-05-23). Israel Ramps Up Demolitions of Palestinian Homes Ahead of Fall Elections. truthout.org East Jerusalem is days away from its largest forced displacement since 1967. Eight Palestinian homes are set to be demolished by the end of May — the highest number in a single month, according to the Israeli nonprofit Ir Amim since it began tracking such demolitions. "Soon, these will all be gone," said Fakhri Abu Diab, a longtime East Jerusalem activist whose own home was demolished… |