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Gaza with aid amid the ongoing war and Israel’s blockade. Abu Salih said their
Gaza was almost non-existent. For 2.5 years, the systematic blockade to humanitarian aid and commercial
Gaza was never truly stable – with several Israeli wars and a years-long blockade – but he says
Gaza Strip despite a fragile “ceasefire”. ## Global economy - **Oil jumps:** Global crude prices soared following reports of a possible extended blockade
Gaza’s Government Media Office said Israel has committed 2,400 violations of the “ceasefire”. These include killings, arrests, blockades
blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, Israel continues to violate “ceasefires” reached in Lebanon and the Gaza
Gaza between March 2024 and June 2025 to provide specialist care, told Al Jazeera the conditions she encountered were “unimaginable”. “During the height of the war, conditions were incomparable to what they had been before
Gaza, an Israeli air strike killed at least five Palestinians on Thursday, including three children. Meanwhile, in Iran, senior officials have accused Washington of stalling peace negotiations through a naval blockade
blockade is increasing economic pressure on Iran to push it back to talks. ## In Israel - **‘Serious disagreements’:** Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel does not have any “serious disagreements” with Lebanon, calling Hezbollah
Gaza-bound aid flotilla were taken to Israel** [after their vessels were intercepted in international waters near Cyprus.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/government-urgently-seeking-status-of-11-australian-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained-by-israel-ntwnfb) Sailing from Turkey last week, the Global Sumud Flotilla is the latest
Gaza Strip,” she said, referring to markers delineating the area controlled by the Israeli army. Her comments came as Israeli forces continued expanding the “Yellow Line”, where Israel has partitioned Palestinian territory into separate zones
blockade of Iranian ports. A UK maritime agency reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ships had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday. Reuters reported an Indian
blockade “against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas”. ## In Israel - The Israeli military said another soldier had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the second death announced in less than
blockade centered on the Strait of Hormuz, and a cycle of stalled negotiations punctuated by Trump's repeated threats to resume large-scale attacks.For more than six weeks now, the two countries have been locked
Gaza war disrupted that framework. Millions of Americans were exposed daily to images of flattened neighbourhoods, destroyed hospitals, starving civilians and mass casualties circulating on social media. Whatever one’s views on Hamas or Israeli
Gaza. “The absence of major anti-war protests in the US is somewhat puzzling, especially given that the US entered the [Iran] war with only 21 percent of the public supporting it,” Shibley Telhami
blockade, as Gulf leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia call on Tehran to rebuild trust after “treacherous” regional attacks. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed three emergency workers, in what Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
blockade represented “a worrying attack on children’s right to education”. “The Israeli authorities and settlers are ending any sense of safety that previously existed for the three million Palestinians currently living in the West
blockade. - **US sanctions target Iran oil network:** Washington imposed sanctions on a major China-based refinery and about 40 shipping firms and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. - **US buildup:** The US military noted that
blockade began. Salvatore Mercogliano, a maritime historian and an associate professor at Campbell University in North Carolina, said “the Trump Administration talks a lot about ships coming through the Strait but there is no indication