Israel targets Lebanese rescue team recovering casualties from attack Israeli forces targeted a Civil Defence unit who were carrying out a rescue operation to recover casualties from an earlier Israeli attack, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The report said the rescuers suffered injuries, but did not elaborate on numbers.
Agreement being “fine-tuned” to end US-Iran war, says Pakistani official A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is being “fine-tuned” to bring about the end of the conflict between the US and Iran, according to a Pakistani security official who was briefed on the army chief’s meeting with Iranian leaders in Tehran. The visit made “significant progress” on the Islamabad Talks points towards ending the war, he added, without elaborating on areas of negotiation.
Hezbollah claims it attacked Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it carried out a series of attacks across northern Israel and southern Lebanon on Saturday. They claimed to have targeted Israel’s “Iron Dome” defence system and the Shomera settlement in northern Israel with drone attacks, and said they hit an Israeli army vehicle in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district in the south of the country.
Saturday’s strikes damaged a main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre, as funerals for paramedics killed a day earlier were held.
Five killed in Israeli strike on residential building in Lebanon, including children An Israeli attack on a residential building in southern Lebanon on Saturday killed five people, including children, and wounded several others, Lebanese state media reports. The building was located in the town of Sir al-Gharbiya in the Nabatieh district. This follows reports of 10 were killed in Lebanon and 25 medical workers injured in a hospital attack during Israel's latest bombardment of the region.
At least 25 health workers injured in Israeli attack near southern Lebanon hospital An Israeli strike in the immediate vicinity of the Hiram Hospital in southern Lebanon has wounded at least 25 medical, nursing and administrative staff, the Lebanese health ministry reported. “This is the second time in less than two months that the hospital has been exposed to these dangers due to repeated Israeli targeting, which constitutes further evidence of the Israeli enemy’s violation of international humanitarian law,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry added that the latest bombardment seriously damaged the facility and reiterated its praise of healthcare workers at the “front lines” to continue their “humanitarian mission” in the face of such attacks.
US, Iran and Pakistan say talks progressing towards a deal Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/23/2026 - 16:22 FT reports that mediators believe a 60-day ceasefire extension is close, as Tehran says memorandum of understanding is being finalised Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, 22 May 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters) Off Officials from the United States , Iran and Pakistan have all expressed optimism on Saturday that a deal to end the war is nearing completion. Pakistan’s military - a key intermediary between Washington and Tehran - said negotiations over the past 24 hours had produced encouraging progress towards a final understanding, as army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir held talks in Tehran with senior Iranian officials. "Discussions remained focused upon expediting the consultative process underway to support peace and stability in the region," the army said in a statement.
Are US and Iran close to a war-ending agreement? Officials from the United States, Iran and Pakistan have all expressed optimism in recent hours that a deal to end the war is nearing completion. Pakistan’s military - a key intermediary between Washington and Tehran - said negotiations over the past 24 hours had produced encouraging progress towards a final understanding, as army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir concluded talks in Tehran with senior Iranian officials.
There is no shortage of targets if he decides to strike: Energy facilities left untouched, the deep underground nuclear storage site at Isfahan and missile sites that appear to have been dug out.
Iran says framework for US war-ending deal nearing completion Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran is in the final stages of drafting a framework agreement aimed at ending the war with the United States. Speaking to state broadcaster IRIB on Saturday, Baqaei said the proposed memorandum of understanding would consist of 14 clauses and could pave the way for a final agreement within 30 to 60 days. “Our intention was first to draft a memorandum of understanding, a kind of framework agreement composed of 14 clauses,” he said.
Saturday’s strikes damaged a main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre, as funerals for paramedics killed a day earlier were held.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, referring to the Pakistani delegation’s consultations in Tehran on talks aimed at ending the imposed war on Iran, said, “We are in the finalization stage of a memorandum of understanding.
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Gaza amputees fight for mobility amid shortages Rozan Kheira woke to the sound of explosions, screaming and panic. At 10pm, an Israeli air strike hit her family's home in Gaza City as they slept. Her first instinct was to get out of bed.
'I feel like I lost my life': Gaza amputees fight for mobility amid shortages Submitted by Nada Nabil on Sat, 05/23/2026 - 14:07 Survivors of Israeli strikes face a severe shortage of prosthetics and rehabilitation as Gaza's health system struggles under siege Tens of thousands in Gaza, including Abdelsalam al-Bardawil, sustained life-altering injuries in Israeli strikes and now struggle to access prosthetics and rehabilitation (Mohammed al-Hajjar/MEE) Off Rozan Kheira woke to the sound of explosions, screaming and panic. At 10pm, an Israeli air strike hit her family's home in Gaza City as they slept. Her first instinct was to get out of bed.
Israeli strike kills five Gaza police officers Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed five police officers on Saturday, according to the enclave’s police department. The strikes targeted a police checkpoint in northwestern Gaza, in the latest in a series of escalating attacks on police and civil workers since the October ceasefire. Palestinians accuse Israel of attempting to create chaos and a security vacuum in Gaza by targeting the police force.
UKMTO says it received reports of suspicious activity within the Gulf of Aden The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it received reports from various sources of suspicious activity within the Gulf of Aden. It said there had been multiple reports of vessels being approached by skiffs. UKMTO also said a large skiff with two outboard engines had been observed carrying both ladders and weapons.
Tehran [Iran], May 23 (ANI): Iran's Defence Ministry spokesperson Reza Talaei-Nik on Saturday said that the United States must accept Iran's demands to avoid further escalation, warning that continued confrontation would result in 'further losses' for Washington and its allies, according to the Iranian state media Tasnim news agency.
Millions are being dragged into starvation, while people everywhere pay a Trump war tax. But there are plenty of powers who could bring him to heel With the deadlocked war in Iran about to enter its fourth month, loose comparisons with previous US quagmires in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam are bandied about. When the conflict began, warnings of another “forever war” seemed exaggerated.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held a series of telephone conversations with his counterparts from Oman, Turkey, Qatar, Iraq, and Japan to discuss the latest regional developments as well as diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the US-Israeli war of aggression.
