Press TV – May 24, 2026
Iranian air defense forces have shot down an Israeli “Orbiter” reconnaissance drone over the southern province of Hormozgan, according to military sources from the country’s southeastern air defense command.
The drone, described as being used for espionage and surveillance, was intercepted and destroyed after entering the operational airspace under the protection of Iran’s southern air defense network on Sunday.
Officials said the UAV was targeted by a specialized defense system whose technical specifications have not yet been disclosed.
Military authorities based in Bandar Abbas stated that the system used in the operation is capable of detecting and engaging radar-evading drones and that no stealth UAV would be able to penetrate the airspace stretching from the Persian Gulf and its islands to southern and southeastern Iran. … continue
Press TV | May 24, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has reported an increased rate of cargo transit via the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, pointing to improved security in the key waterway under its control arrangement.
The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department said in a statement on Sunday that a total of 33 ships had passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
That marks a nearly 50% increase compared to figures announced earlier this week and a major rise from the numbers reported in the early days of a US-Israeli aggression on Iran in early March, which prompted the IRGC to take control of the strait and impose restrictions on transits.
Iranian state TV also said in a report that ships from China, India, and Pakistan recorded the highest number of passages through the Strait of Hormuz, thanks to their coordination with Iranian authorities.
It added that some 240 ships are waiting for clearance from Iran to pass the strait.
The IRGC Navy said that ships that were allowed through the strait over the past 24 hours included oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels, adding that all of them had been cleared to pass after obtaining the required permits from the force under its security arrangements for the waterway. … Full article
Sputnik – May 24, 2026
Ukraine’s General Staff is pushing a false claim – that its May 22 strike on a high school building and student dormitory in Starobelsk, Lugansk People’s Republic actually targeted the headquarters of Russia’s elite Rubikon drone unit. The Ukrainian media is amplifying this lie.
Zelensky’s military – notorious for deliberately targeting civilians – claimed in a statement that it only strikes military infrastructure. But there are no military facilities near the dormitory hit in this attack. The drone strike killed 21 students and injured dozens more.
Russia has provided full access to the site of the attack to foreign journalists and international observers.
Journalists from 19 countries, including NATO and EU members, have arrived in Starobelsk at the invitation of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
RT | May 24, 2026
Russian forces launched a “massive strike” overnight against military targets in Ukraine, using intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik system and Iskander ballistic missiles, Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, air-, sea- and ground-launched cruise missiles, as well as attack drones.
The strike came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Defense Ministry to “submit proposals” for a response to a Ukrainian drone attack on a teacher training college dormitory in the Lugansk People’s Republic, which left 21 people dead and 42 injured, mostly teenage girls.
The bombardment targeted the Ukrainian military’s command and control facilities, air bases, and the country’s defense industry enterprises, the ministry said. No strikes had been planned or carried out against civilian infrastructure, it added. … continue
The Cradle | May 24, 2026
The Nujaba Movement in Iraq is serving as an obstacle to new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s pledge to impose a state monopoly over weapons in the country, Asharq al-Awsat reported on 23 May.
“The resistance’s weapons are not open to compromise,” stated the Deputy head of the Nujaba movement’s executive council, Hussein al-Saeedi, during a tribal gathering in Basra.
“Stripping the factions of their weapons will leave society exposed to the ongoing threats,” he declared.
Saeedi also described proposals to merge the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) with the federal police and other forces as an “American plot.”
He also argued that the PMU, Federal Police, and Rapid Response Forces derived their strength from remaining independent of what he called “American dominance,” noting that efforts to dissolve the PMF’s ideological identity were “completely rejected.” … Full article
Al-Manar | May 24, 2026
The Israeli enemy stepped up attacks in southern Lebanon, with focus on Sunday on the district of Nabatieh, a day after a massacre was carried out in one of its villages, Sir Al-Gharbiya.
Al-Manar correspondent reported that the Israeli enemy carried out early on Sunday a sustained belt of strikes targeting the village of Harouf and the nearby Narj Harouf, which is known for its economic significance and vital role.
The strikes on Harouf and Marj Harouf resulted in the destruction of several shops and commercial establishments, according to our correspondent.
The video below shows the extent of destruction in Harouf and Marj Harouf.
Israeli drone strikes targeted a Rapid vehicle in Zefta, a motorcycle in Toul, city of Nabatieh, Harouf, Arab Salim and the area between Abba and Doweir, all are in Nabatieh district.
Israeli warplanes also struck villages of Jebshit, Zawtar Al-Sharqiya, Doweir and Toul, Al-Manar correspondent in Nabatieh district reported.
Additional strikes were carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting paramedics in Arab Salim and Zawtar Al-Sharqiya, according to our reporter.
Elsewhere in the district of Tyre, an Israeli air strike was reported in the village of Al-Bazouriyeh, according to our correspondent. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 24, 2026
Claims that President Donald Trump exempted “Israel” from commitments under a potential agreement with Iran appear to be baseless, Fars News Agency revealed, based on a review of the final draft text.
Fars reported that The New York Times had alleged “Israel” was granted an exemption from the obligations outlined in the emerging draft MoU with Tehran.
However, an examination of the explicit wording of the prospective agreement shows the opposite. According to the draft text, should the agreement be finalized, the United States and its allies would be bound not to launch any form of aggression against Iran or its allies.
In return, Iran has committed that neither it nor its allies would carry out preemptive military strikes against the United States and its allies.
Consequently, the media outlet’s claim that “Israel’s” regime is exempt from any commitments toward Iran directly contradicts the explicit provisions of the final agreement, rendering the assertion false and unfounded. … continue
By Dina Y. Sulaeman | Press TV | May 24, 2026
The Israeli navy does not ask for your passport before opening fire. They don’t care whether your country’s government has diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv or not. They also don’t care if your country is secretly starting to soften its attitude toward Israel for the sake of a more comfortable relationship.
They capture, detain, injure, even kill – then wait for the world to look away.
The “Global Sumud Flotilla,” a global humanitarian activist movement to send food to Gaza by sea, has proven one thing indisputably: any country that sends its citizens on humanitarian missions to Gaza must accept insults from Israel.
South Korea, Greece, France, Brazil, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Sweden all have good relations with Israel. But their citizens are still detained by Israel in international waters.
Similar missions have been carried out for over a decade, and they always end the same way: activists are arrested or even killed. In the 2010 Mavi Marmara tragedy, for instance, ten Turkish activists were killed by regime forces, yet no meaningful accountability ever followed.
The pattern is very clear. Israel operates on the assumption that the world will condemn and then forget. And so far, that assumption has proven to be true, at least until recently. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 24, 2026
Tehran and Washington are in the final stages of drafting a framework agreement through Pakistani mediation aimed at ending the ongoing war and establishing de-escalation arrangements, sources told Al Mayadeen.
According to the sources, the proposed arrangement is not a final agreement but rather a memorandum of understanding designed to outline immediate political, military, and maritime steps following months of regional escalation.
The sources added that the memorandum does not include any clause related to Iran’s nuclear file, which is expected to be addressed in a separate track after the framework is signed.
Ending the US blockade, release of frozen assets
The understanding reportedly focuses on ending the war, implementing de-escalation measures, and facilitating maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint affected by months of tension. Sources told Al Mayadeen that the memorandum includes the withdrawal of the US fleet from areas surrounding Iran and the end of the American naval blockade imposed during the war.
It also includes the release of half of Iran’s frozen assets, estimated at around $12 billion, alongside a 30-day period to reach a separate nuclear agreement after the signing of the framework. … Full article
By Trita Parsi | May 23, 2026
… In essence, this agreement restores the situation to where it was always supposed to be following the announcement of the original ceasefire. From the outset, the ceasefire was intended to be regional in scope and to include Lebanon. There was never supposed to be a “blockade of the blockade” — an absurd scheme concocted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies that only served to undermine America’s strategic position.
Nor was commercial traffic through the Strait meant to remain disrupted. … Read full article
Al Mayadeen | May 23, 2026
An informed source close to Iran’s negotiating team has identified three fundamental unresolved issues with the United States, stating that unless these matters are settled, negotiations will not proceed, while also revealing that US officials have privately urged Tehran to disregard Trump’s public statements as domestic posturing.
Speaking to Iran’s Fars news agency, the source said that while American negotiators have effectively retreated from their initial approach based on threats and inducements, having recognised that Iran will not submit to the logic of force, three core disagreements remain. The source noted that Washington has come to understand that Tehran cannot be pressured into submission, yet significant gaps persist.
“If these issues are not resolved, negotiations will not take place,” the source warned.
First sticking point: No nuclear talks until trust measures implemented … continue
IMEMC | May 23, 2026
A Palestinian bus driver from occupied Jerusalem was assaulted late Thursday night by a group of Israelis at the central bus station in Rishon LeZion, south of Tel Aviv.
The driver, Emad al‑Khatib, said he had just finished his shift and entered the drivers’ facilities before heading home, Al-Jazeera said in a report quoting Israel’s daily Haaretz.
As he stepped out of the restroom, several Israelis confronted him and struck him in the face, knocking him unconscious.
When he regained consciousness, he found himself inside an ambulance on the way to the hospital, where doctors informed him he had sustained multiple fractures to his nose.
Al‑Khatib said a station security guard intervened and called emergency services, but he expressed little confidence that the attackers would be held accountable.
He attempted to file a complaint with Israeli police, but officers postponed the process, citing an upcoming Jewish holiday. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 23, 2026
… The journalist described deteriorating conditions aboard the military vessel as more intercepted activists were brought onboard.
According to the report, detainees slept on wet metal floors while Israeli forces repeatedly opened container doors to throw stun grenades inside.
“Every time they opened the door, they threw in one or two stun grenades,” the journalist wrote.
The report also states that some detainees were shot with rubber bullets after failing to understand commands issued in Hebrew.
Others remained inside the containers to avoid being targeted by what activists identified as a sniper laser directed from the top of the ship.
“Those who dared to leave the container and return to the yard were targeted by the green laser of a sniper,” the account states. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 23, 2026
The Israeli occupation forces and extremist settler groups carried out raids and assaults last night and on Saturday morning in different areas of the West Bank.
According to local sources in al-Khalil, a horde of settlers assaulted a Palestinian family as they were harvesting their swaths of land in the hamlet of Khirbet Amnizel of Masafer Yatta and stole their agricultural equipment under the protection of Israeli soldiers.
Settlers also stole sheep belonging to Palestinians after storming the Haribat an-Nabi area of Masafer Yatta, while Israeli forces kidnaped a child as he was grazing sheep in the Rajum I’ali area.
In Nablus, several neighborhoods of the city witnessed IOF raids, including the Old City, the commercial market, Faisal Street, al-Ein refugee camp, and the vicinity of Balata and Askar al-Jadeed camps, as well as al-Mai Street.
In Bethlehem, settlers attacked homes with stones in the Khalayel al-Louz area southeast of the city. … Full article
IMEMC | May 23, 2026
Eight Palestinians were killed and at least 29 others were injured on Saturday as Israeli occupation forces intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip, in continued violations of the ceasefire agreement announced on October 11, 2025.
Medical teams and humanitarian agencies reported a sharp escalation in drone strikes, artillery fire, and air attacks targeting residential areas, public roads, and refugee camps.
Medical sources confirmed that seven Palestinians, including five police officers, were killed when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of civilians in the al‑Tuwam area north of Gaza City. Several others were wounded in the same strike.
In the southern Gaza Strip, four Palestinians were injured when an Israeli drone targeted a bicycle on the coastal road in the al‑Mawasi area west of Khan Younis.
Two additional Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli forces east of the al‑Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, while two more were wounded in the Halawa area of Jabalia town in the northern part of the Strip after being targeted by an Israeli drone.
Hospitals in central Gaza reported nine injuries arriving at al‑Awda Hospital following two separate Israeli attacks in the al‑Bureij and an‑Nuseirat refugee camps.
Israeli warplanes also destroyed a home belonging to the Abu Seif family in the Nuseirat refugee camp, causing extensive damage to surrounding homes.
Emergency crews later recovered the body of an unidentified Palestinian from the Salahuddin area, with medical staff indicating the individual likely died within the past three days.
Israeli artillery simultaneously shelled areas northeast of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, and a young man was injured when an Israeli drone dropped an explosive device on an‑Nuzha Street in Jabalia. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 23, 2026
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that seven people were martyred and seven others wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting southern and eastern parts of the country.
According to the ministry, among the martyred was a Lebanese army soldier who was injured in Nabatieh, as well as a member of the Islamic Group (al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah) in western Bekaa.
One additional martyr was reported in an Israeli strike on the Tyre–Shabriha area in southern Lebanon, as Israeli attacks continued across multiple regions.
The attacks also hit areas in and around the coastal city of Tyre, including Jal al-Bahr, as well as the towns of Shaqra, Yater, Majdel Selem, and al-Shehabiyah. Artillery shelling was also reported on the town of Yuhmor al-Shaqif.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in the South reported additional airstrikes hitting Habboush in the Nabatieh district. … Full article
The Cradle | May 23, 2026
An Al-Jazeera investigation published on 23 May revealed that military-grade products from at least 51 countries and self-governing territories kept entering Israel even after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional ruling over the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
In January 2024, the UN’s top court ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. By then, Israel’s brutal bombing of Gaza had killed more than 26,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
However, countries across the globe continued to provide weapons and military assistance to the Israeli military, the Al-Jazeera report found. … continue
The Cradle | May 23, 2026
Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour is withdrawing as a candidate for vice president of the UN General Assembly following pressure from Washington, NPR reported on 22 May.
Earlier this week, the US threatened to revoke Palestinian diplomats’ visas if Mansour did not withdraw his bid. “We will hold the PA responsible if the Palestinian delegation does not withdraw its VPGA candidacy,” a State Department cable issued Tuesday and obtained by NPR said.
The cable said the Palestinian envoy to the UN “has a history of accusing Israel of genocide.” … Full article
The Cradle | May 23, 2026
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a top US intelligence official, is stepping down this week from two key posts due to her opposition to US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, the Washington Post reported on 22 May.
Kennedy, a former undercover CIA officer in East Asia and a daughter-in-law of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), is a close ally of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard.
“Five people familiar with the matter cited her disagreement with Trump’s war on Iran as a reason for her resignation,” the Post wrote.
Kennedy currently holds three intelligence posts simultaneously. She is resigning as deputy to Gabbard at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and as associate director at the Office of Management and Budget, where she oversaw classified intelligence budgets.
Kennedy hopes to remain in her role as a member of President Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board, which gives the president independent advice on the legality and effectiveness of US spy programs.
Her resignation follows that of Joe Kent, who served under DNI Gabbard as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Kent, who is also a former CIA officer, resigned in March, publicly citing his opposition to the war in Iran as the reason for his departure.
Kent has since stated in interviews that the war is being fought on behalf of Israel and that Iran does not pose a threat to the US, as Trump has claimed. […]
The sources speaking with The Post said that Kennedy pushed to declassify historical documents about the assassinations of her father-in-law’s uncle and father, president John F. Kennedy, and senator Robert F. Kennedy, as well as Martin Luther King Jr.
Before working under Gabbard, Kennedy expressed opposition to US intervention abroad, including against US involvement in the war between Ukraine and Russia and any war on Iran. – Full article
The Cradle | May 23, 2026
Twenty-seven countries have moved to activate emergency World Bank financing mechanisms since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, Reuters reported on 22 May.
Three nations have already received approval for fast-tracked funding, while the other 24 are in the process of completing administrative procedures.
Kenya and Iraq have publicly confirmed they are seeking emergency World Bank assistance, with Nairobi facing surging domestic fuel prices and Baghdad grappling with severely diminished oil revenues due to disruptions in maritime exports.
The 27 nations are drawn from a pool of 101 countries with access to pre-arranged contingent financing, including 54 that are enrolled in the World Bank’s Rapid Response Option, a mechanism that allows sovereign borrowers to immediately redirect up to 10 percent of their undisbursed project balances.
World Bank President Ajay Banga has outlined a three-tier funding structure.
Between $20 billion and $25 billion is available immediately through existing crisis instruments, rising to $60 billion within six months if the bank reorients parts of its broader portfolio, with longer-term structural changes capable of pushing the total to around $100 billion. … Full article
Press TV – May 23, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that 25 vessels, including oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels, transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining permission and under the security coordination of the IRGC Navy.
According to a statement released by the IRGC Navy on Saturday, the ships crossed the strategic waterway following authorization and with security provided by the force. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 23, 2023
… The British-controlled territories are not conventional foreign military bases governed through bilateral agreements. Instead, they remain sovereign British overseas territories retained by London when Cyprus gained independence from British colonial rule in 1960.
Together, Akrotiri and Dhekelia cover roughly 3% of Cyprus’ territory and include civilian communities inhabited by around 11,000 Cypriots.
Critics argue that the arrangement represents an incomplete decolonization process imposed on Cyprus as a condition for independence. … Read full article
Press TV – May 23, 2026
Iran’s Embassy in Berlin says German prosecutors’ claims about Tehran’s alleged involvement in attacks on Jewish figures are “unfounded” and follow “worn-out clichés.”
In a statement posted on X on Saturday, the Iranian embassy said security is “a necessary and respectable matter” in every country, including both Iran and Germany.
However, it said that such claims against Tehran were made “on orders from Iran’s enemies,” adding that the repetition of “worn-out clichés” merely leads to the discrediting of the legal institutions of the accusing side. … continue
By Kit Klarenberg | Al Mayadeen | May 23, 2026
… A lengthy essay published April 29th by Militarnyi, Ukraine’s most prominent military news site, lays bare Kiev’s brutal cloak-and-dagger strategy in Mali and beyond. Headlined Islamist Offensive in Mali: The Prospect of a Syrian Scenario, it details how the successes of Ukraine’s Al Qaeda army in Mali – including Camara’s assassination – are part of a wider military and intelligence operation concerned with “dislodging Russian-Chinese influence from the region” altogether. Damascus being overwhelmed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in mere days in December 2024 was cited as inspiration. […]
Kiev’s demonic alliance with Al-Qaeda in the Sahel amply demonstrates how her CIA and MI6-assisted military and intelligence capabilities definitively represent a “growing danger”, to average citizens the world over. Kiev is openly plotting to replicate HTS’ violent takeover of Damascus, first in Mali, then in Burkina Faso and Niger. Militarised, extremist-occupied territories are to multiply, while economic warfare impoverishes and enfeebles the military governments, damaging their domestic popularity. Then, they can be brought to heel via forced capitulation, or outright regime change.
It’s been publicly confirmed Kiev’s clandestine assistance was instrumental in toppling Assad. Now, as Militarnyi openly brags, Ukraine’s alliance with Al-Qaeda in Mali is helping drive “a revival of contacts” between AES and the West. This has led to “the first publicly confirmed US diplomatic engagement” with all three Alliance members, in March. Thanks to the CIA’s covert assistance, and her experiences fighting Russia, militarised Ukraine possesses the capabilities to train its proxy crosshairs globally, with devastating effect. A new World War has begun. – Full article
RT | May 23, 2026
Czech President Petr Pavel has urged NATO to “show its teeth” in response to what he described as Russian “provocations” on the bloc’s eastern flank.
Pavel’s remarks follow a series of Ukrainian drone incursions into NATO airspace in Europe. Since mid-March, long-range UAVs have repeatedly crossed Baltic and Nordic airspace en route to targets in northwestern Russia, particularly oil facilities in Leningrad Region. The incursions prompted fighter jet deployments, and some drones crashed inside NATO states, causing damage.
Moscow has accused European NATO members of quietly allowing Kiev to use their airspace for attacks on Russian territory, but Western officials deny this, instead blaming Russia for the incursions and claiming that Russian electronic warfare systems may have redirected the drones to stray into NATO airspace.
In an interview with The Guardian published Friday, Pavel echoed the accusations, claiming that Russia was intentionally staging “provocations” operating just below the threshold that would trigger NATO’s collective defense clause, Article 5. He also claimed that Russian military officials openly mock the bloc’s indecision during such incidents, and called for “decisive enough, potentially even asymmetric” responses to counter Moscow’s actions. … continue
Sputnik – 23.05.2026
A total of 16 people were killed in the Ukrainian attack on a college dormitory in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday.
“A total of 58 people were injured, 16 of whom died,” the statement read.
The death toll increased as bodies of four more victims have been recovered from the rubble at the site of the dormitory collapse, the ministry added.
According to preliminary estimates, five people still remain buried under the rubble, the ministry said.
On Friday, Lugansk People’s Republic head Leonid Pasechnik said that Ukraine had attacked an academic building and dormitory at the Starobelsk Professional College, which is part of the Lugansk State Pedagogical University. There were 86 students and an employee in the building at the time.
Sputnik – 23.05.2026
Moscow received information that Tokyo had prohibited Japanese journalists from covering developments related to the Ukrainian strike on a college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Zakharova told reporters that Russia had begun organizing a visit of foreign journalists accredited in Moscow to sites affected by Ukrainian strikes on the college in Starobelsk.
“We received an official refusal from the BBC to take part in this trip. They did not even find any excuses; they simply said they would not go – it is their conscious decision. They will not film what is happening there. CNN are on holiday, but we also received information that Tokyo, a relevant official structure, has effectively prohibited Japanese journalists accredited in Russia from participating in any coverage of the situation around Starobelsk,” Zakharova said.
This is representative of so-called Western democracy and freedom of speech, she added.
Al Mayadeen | May 22, 2026
French authorities have systematically silenced and criminalised pro-Palestinian solidarity under the guise of combating antisemitism, columnist Rokhaya Diallo writes in The Guardian, warning that a now‑shelved government bill aimed at punishing “indirect incitement” and “denial of a state” would have made it impossible to criticise “Israel” without risking legal sanctions.
Diallo notes that tensions in France over how to respond to a rise in antisemitism have been running high. A government‑backed bill introduced in 2024 by Caroline Yadan, a member of the National Assembly, was intended to counter “new forms of antisemitism.” However, its wording quickly veered toward a different objective: curbing the ability to criticise “Israel.”
“It must be possible to denounce the many crimes – extensively documented – committed by Israel, and to do so repeatedly without risking sanctions,” Diallo writes. “Freedom of expression in France allows individuals to voice any form of sentiment towards any country as long as there is no incitement to violence.” … continue
The Dissident | May 22, 2026
Israel has mass raped and tortured detained activists with the Sumud Flotilla, who were attempting to bring aid to Palestinians in Gaza, multiple victims have revealed. … continue
The Cradle | May 22, 2026
An Israeli strike killed four more paramedics in south Lebanon on the morning of 22 May, bringing the number of Lebanese health workers killed by Israel up to eight since midnight.
Paramedics Ahmad Hariri, Ali Ghassani, Hussein Qasir, and Ali Allami were killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in south Lebanon on Friday morning as they were performing their duties.
Several other people were killed in the Israeli strike on Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, including a barber and a young girl.
Strikes also hit Jwaya, Toulin, Debaal, Zibqin, and Tebnine on 22 May. The strike on Tebnine killed one person.
Israel also bombed a pickup truck in the middle of a marketplace in Nabatieh.
Hours earlier, just after midnight on 22 May, four other paramedics were killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Hanouniye.
Israel has now killed at least 120 paramedics since the start of Israel’s war on Lebanon in early March. These Israeli strikes include deliberate “double tap” attacks that are aimed at maximizing casualties.
The death toll as a result of the Israeli strikes across Lebanon since then currently stands at almost 3,100. Over a million have been displaced. … Full article
MEMO | May 22, 2026
A hospital in southern Lebanon has sustained significant damage from an Israeli airstrike in the town of Tebnine, as Tel Aviv continued its daily attacks despite an ongoing ceasefire, Anadolu agency reported.
Two people were killed and a third was injured when a fighter jet struck near Tebnine Hospital on Wednesday, the state news agency NNA said.
According to an Anadolu reporter, the attack has caused heavy damage to the hospital.
At least 16 hospitals have been damaged in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since 2nd March, figures released by the Lebanese Health Ministry showed. … Full article
IMEMC | May 22, 2026
On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Anabta, east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern region and shot a young Palestinian man.
Media sources said several military vehicles entered the town and deployed troops along the main road, where soldiers stopped and searched numerous cars and interrogated Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The sources added that the soldiers fired several live rounds in the area, wounding a young man with a bullet to the flank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that its medics provided initial treatment to the injured man before transferring him to a hospital in Tulkarem.
Also on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces carried out extensive invasions across the occupied West Bank at dawn and throughout Thursday, breaking into homes, closing roads, and abducting Palestinians in Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilia, Salfit, Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem, and areas around occupied Jerusalem, as part of a broad escalation in military operations reported today. … Full article
The Cradle | May 22, 2026
A 10-month-long covert operation by staff of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) retrieved millions of historical documents from Gaza and occupied East Jerusalem, preserving legal and historical records dating back to 1948 of Israel’s ethnic cleansing and land theft campaign, The Guardian reported on 14 May.
Dozens of staff across four countries carried documents past border checkpoints, airlifted boxes on military planes, and raced Israeli tanks to Rafah to save what could never be replaced.
The archive, kept inside UNRWA’s Gaza City compound, contained the original registration cards of Palestinians who sought refuge in Gaza during the Nakba, alongside birth, marriage, and death certificates spanning generations.
“There are testimonies of how people were forced to flee in 1948, where they came from, where their property was, what was destroyed,” said Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor specializing in West Asian studies.
“Two hundred thousand came to Gaza in between 1948 and 1949, from all over Palestine.”
The operation began days after Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of UNRWA’s Gaza City offices at the start of its assault on Gaza, with International staff being forced to leave on very short notice, with no time to take the documents.
After their forced evacuation, a small team returned and made three trips, driving trucks back through active bombardment to move the records south to a food warehouse in Rafah. … continue
MEMO | May 22, 2026
A proposed roadmap for Gaza has been condemned as an attempt to give Israel through diplomacy what it failed to achieve through more than two years of genocide: the disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian factions, without guaranteeing a full Israeli withdrawal from the besieged enclave.
The plan, circulated by Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, comes despite Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire and its failure to complete even the first phase of the agreement. Critics say Washington and Tel Aviv are now trying to force Palestinians into surrendering their weapons while Israel expands its military control inside Gaza, including along the so-called Yellow Line.
However, critics say the roadmap demands Palestinian disarmament while failing to guarantee Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza. Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada warned that the proposal could allow Israel to retain around 18 per cent of the Strip, including some of Gaza’s most fertile agricultural land, even after weapons and militias are removed. … continue
By Tucker Carlson | May 22, 2026
We usually avoid making predictions, but every once in a while, a future event becomes so easy to forecast that we cannot resist. This week provided a perfect example.
After the Israeli lobby took out Thomas Massie, it quickly became clear that the Israel First caucus would seek to attribute the congressman’s defeat to any cause other than themselves. The public realizing the obscene amount of influence a foreign country has over our politics would threaten their scheme’s existence, making them desperate to keep their sinister behavior under wraps. Three days later, their effort is already underway.
Take a look at this tweet from Ted Cruz. According to the “Texas” senator, Massie lost his primary because of his purported opposition to the “MAGA agenda,” not to Israel. Washington’s “special ally” had nothing to do with the congressman’s downfall, he wants Americans to believe. Anyone who disagrees could wind up on the receiving end of one of Cruz’s signature “antisemite” smears.
If you consume independent media, you probably grasp the absurdity of the senator’s lies. Deep-pocketed groups like the Republican Jewish Coalition Victory Fund and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee obviously did not shell out a reported $16 million to unseat Massie because they disliked his positions on immigration or farming regulation. They did it because he opposes the U.S. relationship with their special interest, which is Israel.
Recognizing this merely requires common sense. Like how the pharmaceutical lobby opposes politicians who promise to lower drug prices, the Israeli lobby attacks candidates who seek to stop America from fighting Benjamin Netanyahu’s wars. So why would Cruz deny what every objective person can clearly see?
The answer is that he does not want the public to understand how Washington really works. For the system to remain intact, the population must believe that America really is a democracy. He wants to hypnotize citizens into thinking that voters alone determine their elected officials and that a small group of elites is definitely not secretly running the show.
The truth is the precise opposite, and Massie’s defeat proved it. … Full article
Washington, D.C. — Staff at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) maintain strong connections to the Israeli and U.S. governments and the broader pro-Israel ecosystem in the U.S., said DAWN today in releasing new data mapping the professional connections of more than 3,000 current and former AIPAC staff.
The data demonstrates a revolving door relationship between AIPAC and U.S. and Israeli governmental institutions, with dozens of current and former AIPAC staff having worked for Israeli or U.S. government bodies.
AIPAC operates one of the largest lobbying and electoral operations in Washington and holds federal tax-exempt status, but does not publicly disclose the identities of its staff or the structure of its workforce. The new data, obtained through voluntary disclosures on LinkedIn, sheds light on some of the ways in which AIPAC connects Israeli governmental institutions and the larger pro-Israel ecosystem to the U.S. government and political party apparatuses.
“AIPAC shapes U.S. policy in the Middle East, but operates entirely in the shadows,” said Omar Shakir, executive director of DAWN. “AIPAC’s tax-exempt status means that American taxpayers effectively subsidize the pro-Israel lobby and they deserve to know how AIPAC works and who works for it.”
In December 2025, DAWN published “The Faces of AIPAC,” which identified the 50 officers and directors who run AIPAC. Developed in partnership with analyst Matthew Penn of Eagle Mission, an independent open-source intelligence initiative that maps the institutional structure of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, this new data set provides a more complete picture of AIPAC’s reach and influence.
The network analysis is built on current and former AIPAC staffers’ LinkedIn profiles and their thousands of connections to government bodies, think tanks, universities, and political apparatuses. Eagle Mission has assembled a dataset covering nearly 400,000 individuals and their self-disclosed employment histories and more than 2,000 organizations, comprising over 1.2 million professional connections. … continue
RT | May 22, 2026
French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
Multiple intelligence agencies in France are investigating the work of BlackCore, an Israeli firm that allegedly carried out an interference campaign against three left-wing mayoral candidates in Marseille, Toulouse, and Roubaix in March, Reuters reported last on May 13.
All three candidates are members of France Unbowed (LFI), the party of left-wing presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon. In Marseille, Sebastien Delogu was accused of rape by a pseudonymous blogger named ‘Sophie’, while bogus Facebook profiles and QR code stickers plastered around the city boosted the story. AI-generated ‘nudes’ of Delogu were also circulated online, along with captions mocking his support for Palestine.
Bot-boosted profiles posted disparaging stories about Francois Piquemal in Toulouse and David Guiraud in Roubaix. One page accused Piquemal of pedophilia, while another site portrayed LFI as the party of “Sharia law” and “a more Muslim France.” Presented as a “voting guide” for Muslims compiled by an Islamist group, the site was aimed at turning non-Muslim voters against the party, Le Monde reported. … Full article
By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | May 22, 2026
Hunter Biden, the crack addict son of the former president, told Candace Owens the Zionists were out to get him and his father. Despite the fact Joe Biden proudly considers himself a Zionist, the real Zionists threatened and blackmailed him into allowing a genocide in Gaza, according to Hunter.
Left unmentioned is the fact Joe Biden provided Israel with what it needed to eliminate Palestinians in Gaza. AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fighter jets, 155mm artillery shells, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles for attack helicopters, 2,800 MK-82 500-lb. bombs, JDAMs, small diameter bombs, and bomb fuzes worth $8 billion. He arranged the shipment of thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits and hundreds of small diameter bombs worth $680 million. His Pentagon authorized the “deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated crew of U.S. military personnel to Israel.” … continue
By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | May 21, 2026
A key U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has recommended the U.S. Supreme Court deny an appeal by former New York healthcare workers who lost their jobs after their COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions were denied. Law360 first reported the story. … continue
RT | May 22, 2026
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced her resignation […]
Less than two weeks before news of her resignation broke, Gabbard told the New York Post that she was investigating more than 120 US-funded biological laboratories worldwide, more than 40 of them in Ukraine. Gabbard said that her team would determine whether these labs engaged in “dangerous gain-of-function research” – modifying viruses to make them deadlier or more transmissible. … Full article
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the Defense Ministry to plan responses to the Ukrainian drone attack on a high school dormitory in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR).
Russia has several options, National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko tells Sputnik.
- Hitting decision-making centers — specifically in Kiev, “where the leaders of the terrorist regime direct and order attacks on Russia, including the latest large-scale tragedy involving the deaths of children”
- Critical infrastructure that supports Ukrainian Armed Forces rear operations and stability
- Ukrainian military and state command networks
“The retaliation strike must be large-scale and concentrated,” Korotchenko says. “Of course, we will not strike civilian infrastructure or the civilian population. Those are the methods used by Zelensky’s terrorists against us.”
The pundit stressed that Russia is fighting the military operation in Ukraine in line with international law and the UN Charter.
“Accordingly, strikes will target only military sites, critical infrastructure — considered lawful military targets — and Ukraine’s political and military command centers.”
The strike on the Starobelsk dormitory was not accidental — it came in three waves during the night. There are no military facilities near the dormitory.
Why does the Zelensky regime target civilians? Because it built up an illusion of safety and impunity, the expert replies.
Press TV | May 22, 2026
Nearly 40 days of all-out military aggression, shadow warfare, and economic blockade have given way not to Iran’s surrender, but its emergence with a strategic upper hand.
The “Ramadan War” – an unprovoked and illegal military aggression that came amidst Oman-mediated nuclear diplomacy – ended in a way Washington and Tel Aviv never anticipated. Iran did not collapse, its alliances did not fracture and its military deterrent remained intact. And now, as the guns have fallen silent, it is Iran – not the US – that is setting the terms.
Iran’s end-of-war conditions are not maximalist bargaining ploys. Rather, they are the logical, rational, and legally grounded demands of a victor who has proven, on the battlefield and in the diplomatic arena, that aggression against a resilient nation produces only defeat.
Tehran is not asking for charity. It is demanding what’s rightfully owed to a nation that has been wrongfully attacked, illegally sanctioned, economically terrorized, and yet emerging stronger, more cohesive, and more confident. … continue
China is emerging as the silent, indispensable diplomatic power in the region
By Trita Parsi | May 22, 2026
Nothing is confirmed and finalized yet, and the spoilers should not be underestimated, but lots of activity points in the direction of a deal.
A few things stand out… continue
Press TV – May 22, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that it coordinated the transit of another 35 ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
“Over the past 24 hours, 35 ships, including oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels, passed through the Strait of Hormuz, after obtaining permission, [and] with the coordination and security protection of the IRGC Navy,” the Public Relations Office of the IRGC’s Navy said in a statement on Friday.
The passage came on top of 31 vessels—including oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial ships—that passed through the strait in the previous 24 hours, the IRGC Navy announced on Thursday. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 22, 2026
The war on Iran is exacting an increasingly costly toll on the United States, with Tehran reportedly eliminating nearly $1 billion worth of Washington’s prized MQ-9 Reaper drones since February.
According to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, at least 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones, and possibly as many as 30, have been neutralized since the US and “Israel” waged war against Iran. The figure includes drones damaged during operations that were later deemed beyond repair.
It should be noted that Iran contests the US’ numbers, as a number of confirmed strikes have yet to be acknowledged by the US.
A congressional report previously also said that 24 drones were shot down.
The reported losses amount to nearly 20% of the Pentagon’s prewar inventory of the high-value unmanned aircraft, marking one of the most significant setbacks for US drone operations in recent years.
Why US MQ-9 Reaper losses are significant
The MQ-9 Reaper has been among the US military’s most heavily deployed platforms throughout the war. Manufactured by General Atomics, the drone is designed for both surveillance and strike missions, equipped with advanced cameras, sensors, Hellfire missiles, and Joint Direct Attack Munition-guided (JDAM) bombs.
Each MQ-9 Reaper costs roughly $30 million, making the cumulative losses especially costly for the Pentagon as the war drags on.
Many of the drones were shot down by Iran’s Armed Forces, while others were accurately targeted and destroyed in missile strikes targeting regional US air bases, or lost in “operational accidents.”
Pentagon faces shrinking Reaper inventory
The setback is further complicated by the fact that MQ-9 Reapers are no longer being manufactured for US forces, limiting Washington’s ability to replenish the fleet.
Bloomberg also reported that only around 10 units of the newer jet-powered Avenger strike drone were built, leaving the Pentagon with few immediate alternatives for long-range unmanned strike operations.
Although variants of the MQ-9 Reaper continue to be produced for foreign buyers, production for the US military has effectively ended. … Full article
Press TV – May 22, 2026
Iran has lashed out at German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for downplaying the unlawful attacks by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic as merely an “unnecessary war”, saying they were a “blatant” act of aggression against a sovereign state.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the comment in a post on his X account on Friday after the German president on Thursday described the illegal joint military aggression by the US and Israel on Iran as a “truly avoidable, unnecessary war.”
“The American-Israeli attack on Iran cannot be downplayed or reframed as merely an ‘unnecessary war.’ It was a flagrant violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter — a blatant act of aggression against a sovereign State,” Baghaei said.
He added that the US-Israel imposed war on Iran “could and should have been avoided”.
“The UN Charter does not recognize any notion of a ‘necessary war’ that would grant States the right to use force against another sovereign nation based on the arbitrary & whimsical decisions of aggressors,” he emphasized.
He urged any nation that values the rule of law and the UN Charter to “unequivocally” condemn the US-Israel act of aggression and to call for accountability. … Full article
RT | May 22, 2026
The death toll from an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on a school in the Russian town of Starobelsk has risen to at least four, with 40 others injured, including 14 minors, according to regional health ministry.
Eight people injured in the strike have been hospitalized, with three in serious condition, the Russian health minister’s aide told reporters.
The strike hit the main academic building and dormitory of the Starobelsk Professional College, which teaches students aged 14 to 18. Acting Governor Leonid Pasechnik said 86 students were inside the facility at the time of the attack, adding that some people may still be trapped under the rubble as emergency crews continue clearing the debris.
Health officials reported that eight victims are being treated at a local hospital, including three whose condition is considered serious.
Reports say at least one body was recovered at the site. The locations of at least three other people were identified by rescuers. Following the recovery of the body, local services said the operation had to be paused due to the threat of a new Ukrainian strike.
The Investigative Committee said four Ukrainian drones were used in the raid, which the agency designated as a terrorist attack.
According to Pasechnik, the school was not the only target in what he described as a broader raid on the town. Starobelsk is located around 80 km north of Lugansk, the regional capital of the Lugansk People’s Republic, which broke away from Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev and formally voted to join Russia in a referendum in 2022.
The governor said administrative buildings, shops, and private homes were also damaged, with at least one additional person injured. He published images showing several badly damaged buildings, including the school, some of them still on fire. … Full article
RT | May 22, 2026
Ukrainian drone flyovers over NATO members’ territory could lead to uncontrollable military escalation if Western leaders continue to refuse direct dialogue with Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.
Since mid-March, Ukrainian long-range drones have repeatedly crossed Baltic and Nordic airspace, with several NATO states reporting UAV crashes on their territory. Moscow has accused NATO members of quietly allowing Ukraine to use their airspace to strike Russian targets, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region. … Full article
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