(2026-05-11). Trump calls Iranian response to negotiations "unacceptable," as Israel continues Lebanon bloodbath. wsws.org US President Donald Trump declared Iran's reply to his negotiation terms "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE" on Sunday, threatening renewed military escalation four days before his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
(2026-05-11). Israel's war on Gaza fuels surge in babies born with deformities. newarab.com 
Aya waited three years before becoming Israeli airstrikes targeted near her home, windows shattered, and the sounds of explosions became constant. | "One night, a missile struck a house just meters away from us, and our home filled with black smoke and dust. I couldn't breathe for several minutes," Aya Mohammed Abu Shamala, now 2…
(2026-05-11). A Sad and Beautiful World: "When things get better, we'll come back to Beirut" wsws.org Beirut has been subjected to repeated, brutal Israeli bombing raids throughout the current conflict.
(2026-05-11). Exclusive: Iraq officials allege US shielding secret Israel base. newarab.com 
Senior In comments to The New Arab, a senior Iraqi official in the office of outgoing Prime Minister
(2026-05-11). Israel's election may end the Netanyahu era but not the 'forever wars'. scmp.com Israel's next election campaign is well under way, with political defections, fractious coalition-building and naked appeals to ethnic exclusion marking its opening salvoes as a crowded field of challengers queues up to try Benjamin Netanyahu for the security catastrophe of October 7, 2023 and the wars that followed. | The vote, constitutionally set for this October, is shaping up as a referendum on the prime minister's central claim to power: that only he can keep Israel safe.
(2026-05-10). Ex-Knesset speaker: Israel failed in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran wars. newarab.com 
(2026-05-10). Israeli strike kills seven in south Lebanon, Lebanese health ministry says. al-monitor.com BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) – An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15 on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said.The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah militants in the town, accusing them of planning attacks against Israeli soldiers."The IDF is aware of reports regarding harm to uninvolved civilians in the structure in which the terrorists were struck. The details of the incident are under review," the military said in a statement.
(2026-05-10). At least 9 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce. al-monitor.com Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds.The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that has done little to halt daily exchanges of fire, mostly in southern Lebanon.
(2026-05-10). Israeli strikes kill 36 in Lebanon in last day, despite truce. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes killed two
(2026-05-10). Lebanon says two paramedics killed by Israeli strikes in south. newarab.com 
Lebanon's health ministry said two paramedics from the Islamic Health Committee were killed and five others wounded on Sunday in two Israeli strikes on the country's south As the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on a variety of other south Lebanon areas, Israel's army warned residents of three villages to evacuate, saying it would act forcefully against the Iran-backed group there. | Israel has kept up strikes despite a ceasefire in p…
(2026-05-10). Remembering 262 Palestinian Journalists Israel has killed since Oct 2023. ummid.com On World Press Day, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip commemorated more than 262 journalists killed by Israeli forces since the start of the genocide on Oct 7, 2023.
(2026-05-10). Reform candidate became councillor despite antisemitism exposé. thecanary.co 
Reform — In the runup to the local elections, political parties and media outlets ganged up to accuse the Green Party of 'antisemitism'. These allegations largely boiled down to the fact that the Greens and their leader Zack Polanski opposed Israel's genocide in Gaza. Opposing the murderous actions of a foreign regime is something which […] | By
(2026-05-10). Netanyahu says war 'not over' until Iran's uranium is physically removed. scmp.com Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster Sunday. | "It's not over, because there's still nuclear material — enriched uranium — that has to be taken out of Iran. There's still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled," Netanyahu said in an interview on CBS News' 60 Minutes.
(2026-05-10). 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.
(2026-05-10). U.S. war on Iran has worldwide deleterious effects. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel May 7, 2026 The war which President Donald J. Trump, with assistance from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, blithely began Feb. 28 with a decapitation strike on the leadership of Iran, has had deleterious effects on billions of workers, particularly in Africa, Latin America and East Asia. Workers in Europe and North America have also been hit with higher prices, especially for transportation. Women walking in Teheran in front of a banner showing a US warship under attack. Of course, human suffering is most acutely felt in West Asia. According to boasts from the Pentagon, 17,000 targets have…
(2026-05-10). Israeli ally UAE quits OPEC, OPEC. ummid.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the Israeli allies in the Middle East, has announced to quit OPEC and OPEC+ amidst the crisis the world is facing because of the US-Israel led Zionist war on Iran.
(2026-05-10). (W.E. Talk) Cuba may face risks as U.S. neo-Monroe Doctrine intensifies regional tensions. ecns.cn It has been weeks since the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28. Amid ongoing clashes, Iran responds toughly and peace outlook remains unclear.
(2026-05-10). Israel built and defended a secret base in Iraq for Iran war. newarab.com 
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its
(2026-05-10). Fearing return to war, Iran conservationists shore up damaged heritage sites. al-monitor.com As fears of renewed conflict hang over Iran, conservationists are shoring up battered historic sites and taking stock of the damage caused by the war with the United States and Israel, though experts warn some repairs could take years.At Golestan Palace, a defining cultural landmark in central Tehran, shattered mirrors, broken doors and debris from ornate ceilings now lie scattered across parts of the site after shockwaves from strikes on the capital following the outbreak of war on February 28.
(2026-05-10). UAE is using oil to reshape its position inside the Gulf hierarchy. ummid.com With its exit from OPEC and OPEC+, the UAE is challenging the authority of Riyadh, strengthening its own strategic autonomy, and moving closer to a regional make-up where the US and Israel remain central actors in the pressure campaign against Iran.
(2026-05-10). Irán responde a propuesta de EEUU. radiohc.cu Irán entregó al mediador pakistaní su respuesta a la propuesta presentada por Estados Unidos para avanzar hacia el fin de la guerra en la región, informó hoy la agencia oficial iraní IRNA. | Según el reporte, Teherán remitió su posición sobre el más reciente borrador estadounidense en el marco de los esfuerzos diplomáticos impulsados por Pakistán. | La agencia indicó que la actual etapa de las conversaciones se concentra principalmente en las fórmulas para poner fin al conflicto regional y consolidar el alto el fuego vigente. | El enfrentamiento comenzó el pasado 28 de febrero, cuando Estados Unidos e Israel inic…
(2026-05-10). Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire. al-monitor.com CAIRO, May 10 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including two members of the Hamas‚Äërun police force, health officials said, in violence that underscored the fragility of a U.S.‚Äëbrokered ceasefire.Medics said an air strike killed one person in the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, while another killed the head of the criminal police force in Khan Younis, Wessam Abdel‚ÄëHadi, and his aide, according to Gaza's Hamas‚Äërun interior ministry.
(2026-05-10). Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported. al-monitor.com JERUSALEM, May 9 (Reuters) – Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after being released from security detention on Saturday, their lawyers said.Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Avila were detained by Israeli authorities on April 29 and brought to Israel.The activists were part of a second Global Sumud Flotilla launched from Spain on April 12 to try to break Israel's blockade of Gaza by delivering aid to the enclave.
(2026-05-10). Israel deports two foreign activists seized from Gaza flotilla. al-monitor.com Israel deported on Sunday two foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, in what a rights group representing them described as a "punitive attack" on a civilian mission.Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian Thiago Avila were among dozens of activists aboard a flotilla intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters off the coast of Greece on April 30.The pair were seized and brought to Israel for questioning, while the others were taken to the Greek island of Crete and released.
(2026-05-10). World's top media outlets urge Israel to "Let Us Into Gaza" ummid.com Senior leaders from more than two dozen global news organizations signed an open letter calling for Israel to allow international media to independently enter the Gaza Strip.
(2026-05-10). Israel deports two activists detained over Gaza-bound flotilla. al-monitor.com May 10 (Reuters) – Israel deported Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago àÅvila on Sunday after completing an investigation into their participation in a Gaza-bound flotilla, the foreign ministry said. Israel's foreign ministry said Abu Keshek was suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organisation and Avila was suspected of illegal activity. Both denied the allegations. (Reporting by Tala Ramadan; Editing by Kim Coghill)…
(2026-05-10). Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza, testing fragile ceasefire. newarab.com 
(2026-05-10). Spanish, Brazilian flotilla activists released after detention in Israel. scmp.com Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained near Greece for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. | The two, Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin Saif Abukeshek and Brazilian citizen Thiago àÅvila, were among dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete. Both are members of the Global Sumud Flotilla's steering committee, whose mission is to break Israel's naval…
(2026-05-10). Nancy Fraser: Gaza as World Event. newleftreview.org The global reverberations of Israel's destruction of Gaza, understood as world event—an epochal turning point which serves to reveal the changing nature of the times. Philosophical reflections on the rise of a new-era McCarthyism in Germany and the US.
(2026-05-10). Settlers force re-burial of Palestinian man in West Bank, family says. al-monitor.com By Mohammed TorokmanASASA, West Bank, May 9 – Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank forced Palestinians to exhume the body of their father from his freshly dug village grave, his family said, near a settlement re-established by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.Hussein Asasa, 80, died on Friday of natural causes and was buried that evening at the cemetery of Asasa village near Jenin, with all the necessary permits from Israel's military, whose forces were at the site, his son Mohammed said.
(2026-05-10). Israel used the Nakba not only to steal land, but Palestinians' financial wealth too. mondoweiss.net 
The Israeli dispossession of Palestinian property in 1948 did not only include homes and lands. Many also lost access to bank accounts and other wealth. Today that stolen property is estimated to be worth over one hundred billion dollars.
(2026-05-10). Iraqi ministers summoned by parliament over secret Israeli base. newarab.com 
According to the official, parliament will summon the defence and interior ministers, alongside security commanders involved in field operations, after the Wall Street Journal claimed Israel had established a covert military site in Iraq's wes…
(2026-05-10). Gratitude is no disease of Zionists — saboteur Simons wants Starmer out. thecanary.co 
Starmer — Totalitarian Soviet leader Josef Stalin is reported to have said that "Gratitude is a disease of dogs", or words to that effect. He was known for the odd spot of knifing former comrades in the back, pretty much literally — even those who had helped his rise. Unsurprisingly, the pro-Israel Labour right is […] | By
(2026-05-10). Smotrich orders uprooting of Palestinian trees in West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Smotrich, who also holds a ministerial role within the Defence Ministry, said the trees were removed on Wednesday by the Civil Administration, a branch of the Defence Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees civilian affairs in the occupied territory. | "We are building the Land…
(2026-05-10). Israel's Iron Dome fails to detect Hezbollah FPV drones. thecanary.co 
Hezbollah's cheap First-Person View (FPV) drones are penetrating Israel's billion-dollar Iron Dome system. BIG: Hezbollah FPV drone strikes target Israeli Iron Dome launchers and its crews at the Jal al-Allam site on the border area. pic.twitter.com/VLbTGxLq3a — Clash Report (@clashreport) May 10, 2026 The drones, guided by a physical fibre optic cable, are immune to […] | By
(2026-05-10). Israeli settlers launch 20 attacks on Palestinians in WB. newarab.com 
Violent The string of attacks, which include vandalising property, uprooting olive trees and harassing and beating civilians, were recorded on Friday and Saturday. | The victims of the attacks include a 35-year-old preg…
(2026-05-10). McLean joins campaign to boycott Israel: Ireland knows what persecution means; the match must not go ahead. thecanary.co 
Irish footballer James McLean has added his voice to the sporting and political calls to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel in the UEFA Nations League. According to a report published by The42ie, McLean, a Derry City player with 103 caps for the Republic of Ireland, criticised what he described as a lack of "courage" on […] | By