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Saudi Gazette 15h
Israeli drone strikes on Lebanon highway leaves at least 8 dead: Israeli drone strikes on a major highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed ...
saudigazette.com.sa/article/661318/world/israeli-drone-strikes-on-lebanon-highway-leaves-at-least-8-dead
'Promised to us': The Israelis dreaming of settling south Lebanon: From her home in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/promised-us-israelis-dreaming-settling-south-lebanon
In first, Lebanon files formal UN complaint against Iran: What to know: The move comes as relations between Iran and Lebanon continue to deteriorate in light of ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/first-lebanon-files-formal-un-complaint-against-iran-what-know
2 Israeli soldiers get prison for desecration of Christian statue in Lebanon: Israel’s military says two soldiers will spend weeks in military prison for the ...
apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-statue-soldier-prison-christian-90109bd1f173386c9080bd729a90bf7d
Even after four deaths from drones, soldiers in Lebanon say they have little to do but hope | Bar Peleg reporting from Al-Khiyam, Lebanon
WATCH: The IDF identified and eliminated a Hezbollah operative who emerged from an underground route in the Litani area, southern Lebanon
A Towson University student reacts to an Israel Defense Forces soldier on campus.
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Fiber-optic drones, the weapon Hezbollah has adopted to attack Israel: ‘Using them is easier than playing a video game’
english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/fiber-optic-drones-the-weapon-hezbollah-has-adopted-to-attack-israel-using-them-is-easier-than-playing-a-video-game.html
Lebanon and Israel to hold new talks in Washington as ceasefire nears end: Lebanese and Israeli delegations are due to begin a third round of talks in Washington ...
france24.com/en/middle-east/20260514-lebanon-and-israel-to-hold-new-talks-in-washington-as-ceasefire-nears-end
Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of two Lebanese paramedics killed by an Israeli strike while on a rescue mission in southern Lebanon ... Show more
Hezbollah leader vows to never surrender, calls for Lebanon to withdraw from negotiations
jpost.com/middle-east/article-895900
The War Zone 17h
Israel Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones: The IDF is racing to catch up to Hezbollah's increasing use of these weapons ...
twz.com/news-features/israel-building-factory-to-pump-out-its-own-fpv-drones
Southern Lebanon: How Israel is destroying entire villages: The Israeli army wants to create a depopulated zone to protect itself from Hezbollah. To do this ...
tagesanzeiger.ch/suedlibanon-wie-israel-ganze-doerfer-zerstoert-930291269416
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With U.S. knowledge: Israel apparently secretly established a military base in Iraq
n-tv.de/politik/Israel-errichtete-offenbar-heimlich-Militaerstuetzpunkt-im-Irak-id30806830.html
Lebanon urges US to put pressure on Israel to stop attacks and demolitions: BEIRUT, May 11 (Reuters) - Lebanon's president has urged the United States to put ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/lebanon-urges-us-put-pressure-israel-stop-attacks-and-demolitions
IDF chief warns lawmakers that army 'will fall apart' without additional soldiers
ynetnews.com/article/rjre64rrwx
IDF seals two underground tunnels in Gaza
Iran war live: Israel kills 23 in Lebanon as US awaits Iran’s reply to deal: No letup in Israel’s deadly attacks on Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire.
aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/9/iran-war-live-tehrans-reply-to-us-deal-expected-amid-clashes-in-hormuz
Two Lebanese rescue workers were injured in an Israeli strike on the town of Toul in southern Lebanon.
The rescue workers were responding to an earlier strike ... Show more
Israeli strike kills seven in south Lebanon, Lebanese health ministry says: BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/israeli-strike-kills-seven-south-lebanon-lebanese-health-ministry-says
The Armenian Weekly May 10
The empathy of a revolutionary: Bidding farewell to Tatul Sonentz-Papazian: There were five of us on that June day in 2012 — the Armenian Weekly team and Unger ...
armenianweekly.com/2026/05/10/the-empathy-of-a-revolutionary/
Lebanon authorities release Salafist cleric Khaled Hablas: What to know: Hablas was imprisoned for his role in the deadly 2014 clashes with the military and ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/lebanon-authorities-release-salafist-cleric-khaled-hablas-what-know
Revenge and the concept of "permanent security" merged into an unbridled war in Gaza. Chasing revenge and permanent security is a recipe for ... Show more
Israel’s drone dilemma: Hezbollah’s low-cost threat reshapes Lebanon front: While Israeli and Lebanese delegations are set to meet in Washington for the third ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/israels-drone-dilemma-hezbollahs-low-cost-threat-reshapes-lebanon-front
BREAKING: An Israeli soldier is killed by an exploding Hezbollah drone near the Manara area on the Lebanon border, the Israeli army says ... Show more
Disrespectful towards Christians?: Report: Israeli soldier holds cigarette to mouth of virgin statue
n-tv.de/politik/Bericht-Israelischer-Soldat-haelt-Jungfrauen-Statue-Zigarette-an-den-Mund-id30795138.html
Key FactsReligious Vandalism: Soldier Smokers with Mary Statue
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- An Israeli soldier was photographed holding a cigarette to a statue of the Virgin Mary in the Lebanese village of Debel.
- This incident likely occurred weeks ago and followed the earlier destruction of a Jesus statue in the same village.
- The Israeli military apologized and replaced the damaged statue in coordination with local residents.
- A military court sentenced two soldiers to 30 days in prison, one for the vandalism and one for documenting it.
in close coordination with the local population— The Israel Defense Forces said they replaced the statue in close coordination with the local population.
Saudi Gazette May 11
Four killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon: At least four people were killed and eight others injured in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon on Monday ...
saudigazette.com.sa/article/661262/world/four-killed-in-israeli-attacks-in-southern-lebanon
Turkish Airlines plane evacuated due to tyre fire after landing in Kathmandu: The fire forced the closure of the airport for an hour. Read more at straitstimes ...
straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/turkish-airlines-plane-evacuated-due-to-tyre-fire-after-landing-in-kathmandu
IDF soldier sparks outrage after viral Virgin Mary statue photo in Lebanon: IDF investigates viral photo of soldier disrespecting Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon’s ...
wionews.com/world/idf-soldier-sparks-outrage-after-viral-virgin-mary-statue-photo-in-lebanon-1778100901900
Israeli military investigates soldier’s act against Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
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Executive Magazine May 11
The Lebanese economy enters 2026 greatly fatigued but not without channels for growth and rehabilitation. Read how financial self-destruction and war-driven ... Show more
Lebanon’s strategic sectors
Lebanon’s strategic sectors
Upcoming Lebanon-Israel talks will see higher-level participation, discuss security ‘framework’
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/upcoming-lebanon-israel-talks-will-see-higher-level-participation-discuss
Israeli Drone Kills Man and 12-Year-Old Daughter in 'Barbaric' Double-Tap Strike: The pair were among the at least 24 people killed by Israeli strikes on Lebanon ...
commondreams.org/news/israeli-drone-strike-in-lebanon
“I'll pick up from where I left the day before yesterday,” Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed said before a packed room of reporters alongside senior ... Show more
Israel versus Hezbollah: How civilians are suffering in Lebanon: The plight of people in a war zone can often only be understood when you talk to them ...
spiegel.de/ausland/israel-vs-hisbollah-das-leid-der-zivilisten-im-libanon-spiegel-tv-a-ef12081f-ae36-4706-a465-479e0817e6db
The same tiny tungsten cubes that spray out of Israeli bombs, causing devastating internal injuries to people in Gaza are being found in wounded civilians in ... Show more
The Israeli military is investigating after a photo circulating on social media shows a soldier appearing to desecrate a statue of the Virgin Mary in Debel ... Show more
Eight people die in Israeli attacks in Lebanon: Israels Armee hat nach eigenen Angaben 85 Angriffe auf Ziele der Hisbollah im Libanon geflogen.
diepresse.com/23175833/acht-menschen-sterben-bei-israelischen-angriffen-im-libanon
Gaza rebuild priced at $71 billion, with most homes and nearly all businesses destroyed
timesofisrael.com/gaza-rebuild-priced-at-71-billion-with-most-homes-and-nearly-all-businesses-destroyed/
An Israeli court on Tuesday extended the detention of two Gaza flotilla activists by six days, after rejecting an appeal filed by the legal rights group Adalah ... Show more
Sudden impact: Footage apparently shows Israeli drone attack on ambulance: In southern Lebanon, an ambulance has apparently been the target of an Israeli drone ...
fr.de/politik/ploetzlicher-einschlag-aufnahmen-zeigen-offenbar-israelischen-drohnenangriff-auf-krankenwagen-zr-94297871.html
Hadja Lahbib, The European Commissioner for Crisis Management and Equality, listed "several necessary conditions," as she put it ... Show more
The Israeli military applies different enforcement to Jewish and Palestinian stone-throwers in the West Bank, an IDF general admitted ... Show more
How Israel is destroying southern Lebanon.: The Israeli army wants to create a depopulated zone to protect against Hezbollah. To do this ...
sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/libanon-israel-zerstoerung-nahost-e228969/
Paid articlePaywallWATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah launcher that was used to fire rockets on northern Israel
Israeli military confirms killing Hezbollah commander in Beirut in first attack since ceasefire
wionews.com/world/israeli-military-confirms-killing-hezbollah-commander-in-beirut-in-first-attack-since-ceasefire-1778152121007
Israeli flags are flying along the Lebanese coastline, alongside tanks, jeeps, and destroyed buildings. Senior officers on the ground admit there is no defined ... Show more
EWN May 08
US and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile truce: The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets in response, although Tehran charged ...
ewn.co.za/2026/05/08/us-and-iran-trade-fire-threatening-fragile-truce
Key FactsUS-Iran Clashes Threaten Delicate Truce
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
- President Trump maintained that the ceasefire with Iran still stands despite recent Iranian strikes on American destroyers.
- The US military launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military targets, while Tehran accused Washington of initiating hostilities.
- The confrontation risks undoing a fragile truce that has been in place since April 8, curbing weeks of conflict in the region.
- Approximately 1,500 ships carrying 20,000 crew members are currently stranded in the Gulf due to the ongoing instability.
We'll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don't get their Deal signed, FAST!— Donald Trump; posting on Truth Social after Thursday's clash, following the Iran-US exchange of fire
Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon: Israel’s military launches a probe after photo shows soldier placing a cigarette into the ...
aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/israeli-soldier-desecrates-statue-of-virgin-mary-in-southern-lebanon
🔴 Israeli occupation forces carried out an airstrike targeting the Haret Hreik area in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Beirut ... Show more
Lebanon Death Toll Tops 2,700 amid Continued Israeli Ceasefire Violations
Lebanon Death Toll Tops 2,700 amid Continued Israeli Ceasefire Violations
Executive Magazine May 08
An economy of future peace: In terms of number estimates, what do you see as the total cost of Lebanon’s recovery from war damages and economic meltdown ...
executive-magazine.com/economics-policy/an-economy-of-future-peace
🔴 The Israeli occupation army announced that two soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, after a booby-trapped drone directly struck Israeli forces near ... Show more
Lebanon Death Toll Tops 2,700 amid Continued Israeli Ceasefire Violations
Lebanon Death Toll Tops 2,700 amid Continued Israeli Ceasefire Violations
OpinionIsrael needs long-term Iran strategy before US nuclear deal holds it back for good - analysis
jpost.com/israel-news/article-895473
Egyptian Gazette May 06
Outrage grows after a photo shows a soldier placing a cigarette in a Virgin Mary statue in a southern Lebanese Christian village ... Show more
Smoke billows from heavy Israeli strikes on Lebanon's southern city of Nabatieh. The strikes come a day after at least 11 people were killed in Israeli ... Show more
Qasem Abu Sarris was taken from his home after briefly entering Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank, which the army evacuated and has since barred former ... Show more
Israel attacks Beirut suburb for the first time since ceasefire: A ceasefire is in place between Israel and Hezbollah, yet attacks occur almost daily. Now ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/israel-angriff-beirut-vorort-100.html
greekcitytimes.com May 07
Islamic Group Allegedly Covered Icons in Greek Parish School: Concerns have emerged within sections of the Greek Orthodox community in Canada following reports ...
greekcitytimes.com/2026/05/07/islamic-group-allegedly-covered-icons-in-greek-parish-school/
Middle East war live: Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in Washington May 14-15: Lebanon and Israel will meet in Washington on May 14 and 15 for talks ...
france24.com/en/middle-east/20260507-middle-east-war-live-source-close-to-hezbollah-says-top-commander-killed-in-israeli-strike
Israel says Hezbollah Radwan chief killed in Beirut strike: Official says Beirut strike coordinated with US and killed Radwan commander Malek Balout ...
ynetnews.com/article/rjuviltawl
Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with surprise video call: Christians make up around a third of Lebanon’s 5 million people ...
pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-leo-xiv-comforts-13-priests-from-southern-lebanon-with-surprise-video-call
The War Zone May 03
Israel To Buy Extra F-15IA and F-35I Squadrons: After years of high-tempo operations in the Middle East, Israel has locked in plans to further expand its ...
twz.com/air/israel-to-buy-extra-f-15ia-and-f-35i-squadrons
A video from Southern Beirut that quickly went viral shows cellist Mahdi Sàhêli performing Andantino by Aram Khachaturian while seated atop a pile of rubble ... Show more
Israel to double its number of F-35 fighter jets with 100 new aircraft : The NIS 350 billion deal resolves the debate over which plane to invest in ...
jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-894916
Possibly for the first time in history: IDF soldiers on Mount Hermon celebrate a white Lag Ba'Omer with a warm bonfire after a rare May cold front brought ... Show more
Hezbollah Escalates Drone Attacks as Israeli Officers Admit Resistance Has Rebuilt
palestinechronicle.com/hezbollah-escalates-drone-attacks-as-israeli-officers-admit-resistance-has-rebuilt/
After the fall of Assad: More than 1.6 million Syrians have returned - but only a few from Germany
fr.de/politik/63-millionen-syrer-zurueckgekehrt-wenige-aus-deutschland-zr-94289526.html
Lebanon, Israel eye third round of talks, but no Netanyahu-Aoun meeting in sight: The US appears to be pushing for a meeting between Lebanese President Joseph ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/lebanon-israel-eye-third-round-talks-no-netanyahu-aoun-meeting-sight
