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The Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a Palestinian citizen, 34-year-old Nouruddeen Fayyadh, during a raid in the Jineen refugee camp in the northern
West Bank. on May 16, 2026.
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza took part funeral procession for 'Izzuddeen El-'Haddad, 'Hamas military commander-in-chief, who was martyred along with his wife and daughter by an Israeli airstrike yesterday, May 16, 2026.
Four Palestinians were martyred and others were wounded on Sunday by the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, while another citizen died of critical injuries sustained
in a previous attack, May 17, 2026.
 Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian Muslim worshipers in Al-Wad neighborhood, assault residents, in El-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, on May 15, 2026.
Seven Palestinian citizens were martyred and at least 50 others were wounded by the Israeli airstrikes that targeted an apartment and a vehicle in Gaza City, May 15, 2026. Three Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were injured by two Israeli attacks on a Jabalya school and Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
The Palestinian people observed the 78th anniversary of Nakba, the destruction of their homeland by the invading Zionists, affirming that their struggle will continue until they get their inalienable rights, May 15, 2026. 'Hamas marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba with calls for the international community to criminalize the Israeli occupation of Palestine, hold Israeli leaders accountable for their ongoing violations, May 15, 2026.

As Palestinians Observe 78th Nakba Anniversary, 11 Killed in Gaza by the Israeli Occupation Forces, Including 'Izzuddeen El'-Haddad, his Wife and Daughter, More Assaults by Israeli Soldiers and Settlers in the West Bank, May 17, 2026

 

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A series of Israeli airstrikes targeting the southern Lebanese towns of Yu'hmor El-Shaqeef, Zawtar El-Sharqiyah, Dair Qanoun El-Nahr, El-Qulaylah, El-Bayyad, El-Abbasiyah, and the El-Hawsh area, May 16, 2026.

Israeli air strikes escalated across southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire extension, as seen above on May 11, 2026, after an Israeli airstrike on the southern town of Abba, in El-Nabatiyeh district, May 17, 2026.

Smoke rising from a South Lebanon town neighborhood, following an Israeli attack, part of the daily Israeli violation of the ceasefire, May 16, 2026. The UNICEF announced that 200 Lebanese children were killed and 806 others injured by the ongoing Israeli attacks since March 2, part of an overall death toll of  2,846 Martyrs and 8,693 Injuries by May 10, 2026.

Despite the Ceasefire, the Israeli Occupation Forces Continue their Airstrikes and Killings of the Lebanese People in the South, Bringing the Death Toll to  2,988, and the Injuries to 9,210, by May 17, 2026

 

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Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, warned that the United States risks falling into an Israeli-engineered strategic trap, amid renewed threats against Iran, May 17, 2026. Haji Sadeghi, Representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader, affirmed the five Iranian conditions for talks, in response to the US five conditions, May 17, 2026.

Iran and the US Set Five Conditions Each for Talks to Resume, Concerning Compensations, Nuclear Program and Uranium, Lifting Sanctions, and Ending the War, and Lebanon, May 17, 2026

 

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Four Palestinians were killed and five were injured by the Israeli occupation forces, which brings the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip to 72,737 and the injuries to 172, 539, by May 10, 2026.

Two Palestinian police officers and one civilian were martyred and others were injured by the Israeli occupation forces in Khan Younus, southern Gaza Strip today, amid continuous Israeli ceasefire violations, May 10, 2026.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime deported two foreign activists, Spanish Saif Abu Kishk and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who had been kidnapped from a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters, May 10, 2026.

Five Palestinians were killed and 15 were injured by the Israeli occupation forces, after expanding the area they occupy in the Gaza Strip, thus reducing the Palestinian-controlled area further, May 8-9, 2026.

 

Four Palestinians Killed, Five Injured by the Israeli Occupation Forces, Which Brings the Death Toll from the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 72,737 and the Injuries to 172, 539, by May 10, 2026

 

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25 Lebanese people were killed, 36 were injured by the Israeli occupation forces in South Lebanon, which brings the Lebanese death toll, since March 2, 2026, to 2,846 martyrs and 8,693 injuries, by March 10, 2026. 25 Lebanese people were killed, 36 were injured by the Israeli occupation forces in South Lebanon, by March 10, 2026.

Three Lebanese people were martyred by an Israeli drone airstrike on the Soor, Tyre, district, while traveling in a car on the road between Burj Ra'hal and El-'Abbasiya, in southern Lebanon, May 9, 2026.

Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling intensified across southern Lebanon, killing a Lebanese civil defense worker and leaving dozens martyred or wounded, on May 8, 2026.

25 Lebanese People Killed, 36 Injured by the Israeli Occupation Forces in South Lebanon, Which Brings the Lebanese Death Toll, Since March 2, 2026, to 2,846 Martyrs and 8,693 Injuries, by March 10, 2026

 

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Leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyid Mojtaba Khamenei, issued new directives on strengthening the readiness and operational posture
of Iran’s Armed Forces, May 10, 2026
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Oil tankers anchor off shore of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026.

Iran Says its Proposal to End War with the US Reasonable and Generous, But Trump Rejects it, as Totally Unacceptable, May 11, 2026

 

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Seven Palestinians were killed, eight were injured by the Israeli occupation forces, which brings the death toll of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip to 72,608
and the injuries to 172,445, by May 2, 2026.

Despite the Israeli restrictions, thousands of Palestinian Muslim worshipers perform Friday prayer at El-Aqsa Mosque, in El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), on Friday, May 1, 2026.

The Israeli occupation forces mistreated and assaulted activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was further evidence of the scale of crimes and the moral degradation
of the fascist Israeli occupation regime, May 2, 2026.

A footage circulated showing a violent assault carried out by an illegal Israeli settler against the French Christian nun, who is affiliated with a biblical school in El-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, May 1, 2026.


Seven Palestinians Killed, Eight Injured by the Israeli Occupation Forces, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 72,608 and the Injuries to 172,445, by May 2, 2026

 

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32 Lebanese people were killed and 74 injured over the previous 24 hours, raising
the overall death toll from the Israeli offensive to 2,618 killed and 8,094 wounded, by May 2, 2026
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At least 23 Lebanese people were killed and 46 others injured in renewed Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, on Friday, May 1, 2026.
 
Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon killed at least 16 Lebanese people, including children and women, and injured 16 others, on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

South Lebanon's people speak defiantly against 'Israel's' 'Yellow Line.' From Khiyam to 'Houla and Bint Jubail in South Lebanon, residents recount a forced reality by Israel, shaped by displacement, destruction, and a new "Yellow Line" imposed across their land. They speak of homes erased, and return denied, April 29, 2026.


32 Lebanese people were killed and 74 injured over the previous 24 hours, raising the overall death toll from the Israeli offensive to 2,618 killed and 8,094 wounded, by May 2, 2026

 

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Joe Kent Reveals All in First Interview with Tucker Carlson

 Since Resigning as Trump’s Counterterrorism Director:

 

Chapters: 0:00 Monologue 19:06 Was There an Imminent Threat From Iran? 25:27 Kent’s Response to the Lies Against Him 30:29 Was Iran on the Verge of Getting a Nuclear Weapon? 41:54 Who Is Gatekeeping the President? 44:58 Israel’s Involvement in Us Intel and the True Purpose of This War 57:47 Didn’t We Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities? 1:07:45 The Israel Lobby and Kent’s Decision to Resign 1:18:29 Was the War on Iraq and Syria Caused by Israel? 1:24:17 Is Trump Under Threat? 1:28:54 Why Aren’t We Allowed to Ask Questions About Charlie Kirk’s Death? 1:38:23 Bibi’s Cronies Being Caught by Secret Service 1:47:53 Why Have JFK Files Not Been Declassified Yet? 1:59:34 Was the US Bombing of an Iranian Girls’ School Israel’s Fault? 2:04:12 Kent’s Last Conversation With Trump

 

 

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