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KEY ACTORS
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)—Military forces of the State of Israel conducting operations in Gaza and the West Bank
Hamas—Palestinian militant organization governing the Gaza Strip since 2007
Palestinian Authority (PA)—Governing body of parts of the occupied West Bank
Benjamin Netanyahu—Prime Minister of Israel
UNRWA—UN agency providing aid and services to Palestinian refugees
ACTIVE FRONTS & FLASHPOINTS
Gaza StripRafah crossingKhan YounisJabaliaJeninWest Bank settlements
KEY STATISTICS
CASUALTIESOver 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023; over 1,200 Israelis killed in the October 7 attack (Gaza Health Ministry; Israeli government)
DISPLACED1.9 million displaced within Gaza — approximately 85% of the population (UN OCHA, 2024)
ESCALATIONOctober 2023 — Hamas attack on southern Israel and subsequent Israeli military operations in Gaza
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Activists raise alarm over 'flood' of military supplies from India to Israel
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Middle East Eye
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Activists raise alarm over 'flood' of military supplies from India to Israel

Activists from the BDS movement and No Harbour for Genocide are raising alarms over approximately 806 tonnes of military-grade steel shipped from India to Israel between January and March, potentially for manufacturing artillery shells. Six vessels carrying the steel, originating from R L Steels & Energy Limited and destined for Elbit Systems Land, have faced inspection and rerouting in Italy and Sri Lanka, prompting calls to halt the supplies.

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English Premier League clubs accused of sportswashing Israel's atrocities
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

English Premier League clubs accused of sportswashing Israel's atrocities

Four English Premier League clubs have treated pro-Palestinian staff and supporters “in ways that may breach the right to freedom of expression and/ or amount to discrimination”, War on Want said on Monday. In a new report investigating English clubs’ complicity in Israel’s atrocities, the campaign group named Arsenal, Brighton, Burnley and Everton as clubs who had singled out staff or supporters in this way.

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UN calls on Israel to prevent Gaza ‘genocide’
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Al Jazeera
center153d ago

UN calls on Israel to prevent Gaza ‘genocide’

The UN Human Rights Office urged Israel to prevent "acts of genocide" in Gaza and called for an end to its "unlawful presence" in the occupied Palestinian territories. A new report concluded Israel committed "serious violations of international humanitarian law" and warned of "ethnic cleansing" amid ongoing conflict and settler violence.

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English Premier League clubs accused of sportswashing Israel's atrocities
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

English Premier League clubs accused of sportswashing Israel's atrocities

Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 16:00 War on Want highlights discrimination against staff and corporate complicity of big sponsors in new report Manchester City players celebrate winning the English Premier League in 2024 (AFP) Off Four English Premier League clubs have treated pro-Palestinian staff and supporters “in ways that may breach the right to freedom of expression and/ or amount to discrimination”, War on Want said on Monday. In a new report investigating English clubs’

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'Like madmen': Palestinian family attacked in their sleep by Israeli settlers
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

'Like madmen': Palestinian family attacked in their sleep by Israeli settlers

Submitted by Sari Jaradat on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 13:51 Dozens of Israelis stormed a West Bank home overnight and beat members of the Shalalda family Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 2 May 2026 (Reuters/Mussa Qawasma) Off Mohammed Shalalda leaned on a cane to walk after a bloody night of Israeli settler violence that shattered his family's sense of safety in their own home. At dawn on Sunday, a group of settlers, numbering in

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Zionism was built as a bulwark against socialism
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Zionism was built as a bulwark against socialism

Submitted by Joseph Massad on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 13:43 Long before today's attacks on leftist politicians and Palestine solidarity movements, Zionist leaders sold their movement as a defence against socialism and communism Jean-Luc Melenchon, founder of La France Insoumise, speaks at a rally in Marseille, France, 7 May 2026 (Miguel Medina/AFP) Off No one is immune. Pro-Israel forces have been mobilising to destroy progressive forces across western countries.

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Renewed Israeli attacks kill 7 in Lebanon as death toll exceeds 3,000
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Al Jazeera
center153d ago

Renewed Israeli attacks kill 7 in Lebanon as death toll exceeds 3,000

Attacks come days after Lebanese and Israeli officials agreed to extend a ceasefire by 45 days.

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Exclusive: ICC prosecutor's office seeks arrest warrant for Israel's Smotrich
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Exclusive: ICC prosecutor's office seeks arrest warrant for Israel's Smotrich

Submitted by Sondos Asem on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 10:11 Charges sought against Israeli finance minister over West Bank occupation include crime of apartheid against Palestinians Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich takes part in the annual Jerusalem Day march in the Old City of Jerusalem, 14 May 2026 (Reuters/Ammar Awad) Off The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court last month filed a secret arrest warrant application for Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich over all

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Israel raid of Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus sparks outrage
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Israel raid of Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus sparks outrage

The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla reported Israeli naval forces raiding several of its vessels near Cyprus, in the latest attack on the aid mission in international waters. In a statement sent to Middle East Eye, the mission said it is "currently surrounded and under active interception by Israeli naval warships in international waters," approximately 250 nautical miles from the Gaza Strip's coast.

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Israel raid of Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus sparks outrage
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Israel raid of Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus sparks outrage

Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 11:24 The seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla is the latest in a string of raids that occurred in international waters People hold a pro-Palestine protest in Ankara, Turkey, ahead of the Global Sumud Flotilla's latest mission to break the Israeli siege on Gaza, 17 May 2026 (Efekan Akyuz/Reuters) Off The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla reported Israeli naval forces raiding several of its vessels near Cyprus, in the latest attack on the aid mission i

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Iran's nuclear project is 'unchanged', says senior ex-Israeli intelligence officer
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Iran's nuclear project is 'unchanged', says senior ex-Israeli intelligence officer

A former senior Israeli intelligence officer, who served during the current war on Iran, has said that the Iranian nuclear project remains “essentially unchanged” despite Israeli and US attacks. Tamir Hayman, the executive director of Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, served in a senior position in Israeli military intelligence over the first two months of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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Israel to build military 'museum' on ruins of Unrwa HQ in Jerusalem
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Israel to build military 'museum' on ruins of Unrwa HQ in Jerusalem

Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 07:35 The area will also house a military recruitment centre and an office for the defence minister Israeli forces demolish the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (Unrwa) building in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, east Jerusalem, on 20 January 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off Israeli authorities have approved the creation of a new military complex in place of where the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) headquarters in Jerus

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Israel advances plan to seize Palestinian property near Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Israel advances plan to seize Palestinian property near Al-Aqsa Mosque

Submitted by Samah Watad on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 11:16 New committee to implement historic confiscation orders in Jerusalem’s Old City as Palestinians warn of efforts to ‘Judaise’ the area A large Israeli flag at the Western Wall Plaza, Judaism's holiest prayer site, during the annual Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem's Old City, 14 May 2026 (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters) Off The Israeli government has advanced plans to confiscate Palestinian-owned property near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, in a move

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Israel built two military bases in Iraq before war on Iran: New York Times
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Al Jazeera
center153d ago

Israel built two military bases in Iraq before war on Iran: New York Times

Israeli forces had been preparing the makeshift sites in western Iraq since late 2024, the US newspaper reported.

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Israeli forces storm Gaza-bound aid flotilla off Cyprus
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Al Jazeera
center153d ago

Israeli forces storm Gaza-bound aid flotilla off Cyprus

Organisers of the flotilla say the vessels are boarded in international waters as Turkiye condemns 'piracy'.

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Growing bread queues in Gaza as Israel restricts fuel, flour imports
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Al Jazeera
center153d ago

Growing bread queues in Gaza as Israel restricts fuel, flour imports

Bread shortages deepen in Gaza as flour imports dwindle and bakeries struggle to meet rising demand amid fuel scarcity.

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‘It fails under testing, but it’s what we have’: ban forces Palestinians to make their own cement from rubble
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The Guardian Middle East
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‘It fails under testing, but it’s what we have’: ban forces Palestinians to make their own cement from rubble

With Israel blocking imports of building materials, those rebuilding in Gaza are recycling ruins to make new homesIt is difficult to see through the dust inside the cramped, low-roofed tent on the eastern edge of Khan Younis. Ibrahim al-Aloul works alongside four others, with a piece of fabric tied over his mouth and nose as his only shield against the toxic grey powder as he sifts and grinds.

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Israeli media reports military preparing for possible Iran strikes
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Israeli media reports military preparing for possible Iran strikes

Israeli media reported that Israel’s military is preparing for the possibility of renewed conflict with Iran, with public broadcaster Kan citing an unnamed security official as saying Israel would join any new US strikes and target Iranian energy infrastructure. The reports followed a phone call on Sunday between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that reportedly lasted more than 30 minutes.

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Israel preparing to intercept Gaza-bound aid flotilla, local media says
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Israel preparing to intercept Gaza-bound aid flotilla, local media says

Israeli media reported that Israel is preparing to intercept a Gaza-bound aid flotilla as dozens of vessels approach the Gaza Strip in an attempt to challenge the Israeli blockade. Activists aboard the 54-ship Global Sumud Flotilla earlier reported spotting a military vessel near the convoy, which is expected to reach Gaza’s waters within two days.

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Palestinian ministry condemns Israeli property seizure plan near Al-Aqsa
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Middle East Eye
center153d ago

Palestinian ministry condemns Israeli property seizure plan near Al-Aqsa

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned an Israeli plan to seize up to 20 properties near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, calling it “ethnic cleansing”. The properties are located in the Bab as-Silsila area adjacent to the mosque, considered Islam’s third-holiest site.

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