## From the Margins: #### Under-reported news from Israel, Palestine, and the broader SWANA region: May 15, 2026 *These roundups are, and will always be, free. No paywalls. If you find them useful, you can help fuel future ones with a cup of coffee [here](https://paypal.me/ridaaburass?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US). Thanks!* **TL;DR**: Israeli airstrikes and violence in Gaza have risen by 35% since the Iran ceasefire took effect five weeks ago. In the West Bank, settler and military attacks continue daily, including recent killings near Hebron and Nablus. Meanwhile, East Jerusalem saw far-right mobs march through the Old City with racist chants during the annual "Flag March". --- ##### The Gaza Strip: - 2026-05-11 - Israeli forces [severed an arterial road in Gaza](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-11/ty-article-live/netanyahu-says-iran-war-not-over-signals-indefinite-fighting-with-hezbollah/0000019e-14a8-d969-adff-14ed27ff0000?liveBlogItemId=1188282740#1188282740), beyond the zone designated as Israeli-controlled ('Yellow Line'). - 2026-05-11 - Israeli forces [killed three Palestinians across the Gaza Strip](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-three-including-police-officers-latest-gaza-truce-violation) over the past 24 hours. - 2026-05-13 - Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip [have increased by 35%](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/israeli-attacks-on-gaza-increased-by-35-since-iran-ceasefire-report) since the Iran ceasefire came into effect five weeks ago. - 2026-05-14 - [A Palestinian was killed and others were wounded](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170446) in Israeli drone strikes across the Gaza Strip. ---- ##### The West Bank, inc. East Jerusalem: - 2026-05-11 - Israeli forces [raided the city of Nablus](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170311), entering and searching residential buildings. - 2026-05-11 - Israeli forces [demolished two homes](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170339) near Hebron. - 2026-05-11 - [Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170340) near Hebron. - 2026-05-11 - Israeli forces [shot and killed](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170345) a 30-year old Palestinian man in the [Qalandia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalandia_Camp) refugee camp. - 2026-05-12 - Israeli forces [uprooted olive and citrus](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170377) trees near [Qalqilya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalqilya). - 2026-05-13 - Israeli settlers [shot and killed a 16-year old Palestinian teenager](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-13/ty-article-live/hezbollah-fires-explosive-drones-at-israel-after-two-lebanon-medics-said-killed/0000019e-1f4e-d618-adde-1f7e32400005?liveBlogItemId=207939441#207939441) in [Sinjil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinjil). - 2026-05-13 - At least 70 Palestinian children have been killed since in the West Bank since the start of 2025 - [an average of one Palestinian child each week](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-least-one-child-every-week-west-bank-unicef). - 2026-05-13 - [Israeli forces detained 17 Palestinians](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170430) in a military raid on the town of [Aqabah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqabah). - 2026-05-13 - Israeli forces [raided a school near Jenin](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170418), removing a Palestinian flag. - 2026-05-14 - Tens of thousands of Israelis, many of them teenagers, participated in [the annual far-right march marking "Jerusalem Day"](https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/what-jerusalem-day-and-march-flags) - the day East Jerusalem was occupied in 1967. The march is organized by far-right groups and is historically marked by violence and racist chants aimed at its Arab residents. Participants [beat Palestinian residents](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-14/ty-article/thousands-expected-for-far-right-jerusalem-day-march-through-old-city/0000019e-25de-d336-a9be-25de9ec00000), damaged storefronts, and shouted racist slogans like "death to Arabs" and "May your village burn". Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir [waved an Israeli flag at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/ben-gvir-waves-israeli-flag-on-temple-mount-with-far-right-mk-who-calls-to-get-rid-of-all-the-mosques-construct-the-temple/), declaring "the Temple Mount is in our hands". Israeli left-wing activists attempting to protect Jerusalem's Palestinian residents [were forcibly removed](https://forward.com/news/825304/flag-march-jerusalem-old-city-palestinians/) by Israeli police. - 2026-05-15 - Israeli forces [shot and killed](https://www.haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-05-15/ty-article/.premium/israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-teen-in-west-bank-ramallah-officials-say/0000019e-2b28-dccb-abde-6b7a78be0000) a 15-year old Palestinian teenager near Nablus. - 2026-05-15 - Israeli [settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/170474), and attempted to steal their livestock, near Jerusalem. ---- ##### Palestinian citizens of Israel ('48 Palestinians): - 2026-04-21 - Another Palestinian citizen [was killed](https://www.arab48.com/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9/2026/05/11/3-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%81-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9) in a crime-related incident, bringing the total number of homicides within the '48 community to 99 so far this year. #arabic - [Gun violence is a systemic problem](https://abrahaminitiatives.org/victims-of-violence-and-crime-in-arab-society-in-2024/) within the '48 Palestinian community, perpetuated by institutional neglect. --- ##### Israel: - 2026-05-12 - Top Haredi leader [gave green light to dissolve Israel's Knesset](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-895922) (the parliament), after Benjamin Netanyahu informed the religious community's leadership he does not intend to advance a law that would grant draft-age Haredim exemption from military service. - 2026-05-12 - [The Knesset approved a bill](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/knesset-approves-special-court-try-palestinians-accused-7-october-attack) to establish public trials and impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees accused of taking part in the October 7th attacks. Enjoying bipartisan support, [the law will set up what is effectively a military court](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-05-12/ty-article/.premium/new-israeli-law-sets-special-military-tribunal-for-hamas-october-7-terrorists/0000019e-1b1a-d7c9-abfe-3fbbd42f0000) which will likely be permitted to depart from procedural and evidentiary rules. - 2026-05-12 - Israel's Mossad chief, David Barnea, [has warned](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mossad-chief-opposes-netanyahus-successor-pick-israeli-press-review) that Netanyahu's nominee to replace him, Roman Gofman, is unfit for the role. This warning comes after revelations that Gofman used an Israeli teenager in an intelligence operation that ended with the teen's arrest. --- ##### SWANA and beyond: - 2026-05-11 - Israeli drone strikes [killed three people](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-11/ty-article-live/netanyahu-says-iran-war-not-over-signals-indefinite-fighting-with-hezbollah/0000019e-14a8-d969-adff-14ed27ff0000?liveBlogItemId=40284635#40284635) and wounded eight more in Lebanon. #lebanon - 2026-05-11 - An important report on [worsening restrictions on internet access](https://www.newarab.com/features/iran-two-tier-internet-cuts-citizens-elites-stay-online) in Iran during the War. #iran - 2026-05-11 - A Hezbollah drone killed one Israeli soldier and wounded others in southern Lebanon. #lebanon - 2026-05-12 - Israeli striikes [have killed six people](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/12/israeli-military-kills-six-in-lebanon-issues-more-displacement-threats) in southern Lebanon. #lebanon - 2026-05-12 - US President Trump [criticized Kurdish forces](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-kurds-who-just-take-take-take) for failing to provide military support to the Iranian opposition; exiled Kurdish-Iranian leaders have denied receiving or sending weapons to Kurdish forces based in Iran. #kurdistan #iran #us - 2026-05-13 - [14 people were killed and 56 were wounded](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-13/ty-article-live/hezbollah-fires-explosive-drones-at-israel-after-two-lebanon-medics-said-killed/0000019e-1f4e-d618-adde-1f7e32400005?liveBlogItemId=1917783099#1917783099) in Israeli strikes across Lebanon. 2,896 people have been killed and 8,824 wounded since the current round of fighting began on March 2. #lebanon - 2026-05-13 - According to the Turkish Interior Ministry, [324 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group have been detained](https://www.newarab.com/news/trump-arrives-china-iran-sets-truce-conditions?blockId=block_79957) in a nationwide sweep. #turkey - 2026-05-15 - New reporting [shows the UAE tried and failed to persuade Gulf neighbors to join a coordinated attack on Iran](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-896319) - another sign of growing rifts and shifting priorities among gulf states. #UAE #gulf