(2024-05-03). Headlines for May 3, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Continues Air Assault on Rafah, Killing Young Children, Ahead of Its Planned Ground Invasion, Palestinian Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh Dies in Israeli Prison; Released Detainee Describes Horror of Arrest, ICC Warns Netanyahu's Comments Threaten "Independence and Impartiality" of Court, Student Protest Movement for Gaza Gains Steam Despite Police Crackdown, Biden's Dismissal as "Chaos", French Students Escalate Their Gaza Solidarity Protest, Pentagon Concedes U.S. Drone Strike in Syria Killed Civilian Farmer, U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine, Imposes New San…
(2024-05-03). UN: 'Rafah incursion risks lives of hundreds of thousands'; IDF downs target at Israel's north. haaretz.com ICC prosecutor's office condemns interfering with impartiality, independence of its work, as request for arrest warrants of Israeli officials under review ‚ñ Turkey says halting trade with Israel until permanent Gaza cease-fire, free flow of aid ‚ñ NYT: U.S., Saudi Arabia may sign normalization agreement, conditioning Israel/Saudi relations on agreement for Palestinian state ‚ñ Vote on Al Jazeera ban postponed until Sunday ‚ñ Iran says released crew of Israel-linked ship seized in April…
(2024-05-03). Israeli Airstrike Wounds 8 Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the Golan Heights against a military site near Damascus, injuring eight soldiers and causing material losses. | RELATED: | "At around 22: 05 local time on May 2, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan against a position in the vicinity of Damascus," the Syrian Ministry of Defense confirmed in a statement. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported explosions were heard in the southwestern countr…
(2024-05-03). Reactionaries and US Military Backers Prevail in Latin America — for Now. counterpunch.org 
U.S. Southern Command Chief Laura Richardson was visiting Argentina for the third time. On April 4 in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego — the world's southernmost city — she and U. S. Ambassador Marc Stanley were received by President Javier Milei, his chief-of-staff, his cabinet chief, the defense minister, the interior minister, a military band, and an honor guard —
(2024-05-03). Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities. fidh.org
(2024-05-03). Iran Urges Consensus on Election of Lebanon's President. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — It is necessary for all Lebanese parties and groups to arrive at a compromise on the election of a president, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said.
(2024-05-03). Israeli strikes injure eight Syrian soldiers: ministry. newarab.com 
The On Thursday night, "the Israeli enemy launched airstrikes from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a site near Damascus… injuring eight soldiers", the ministry said in a statement.
(2024-05-03). Syrians accuse Russia of hitting hospital in UN complaint. newarab.com 
A Syrian man and an aid organisation have accused Russia of violating international law by deliberately bombing a Russia, which
(2024-05-03). Israeli airstrike on Damascus leaves eight Syrian soldiers injured. presstv.ir A Syrian source says the airstrike was launched from the occupied Golan Heights.
(2024-05-03). Inspired by demos in US, students in Lebanon protest for Gaza. presstv.ir They were inspired by similar demonstrations taking American and European campuses by storm.
(2024-05-03). Israeli Targets Syria Again? Damascus Says IDF Missiles Hit 'Iranian & Hezbollah' Sites | Watch. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-03). Lebanese Politician Questions Hezbollah Attacks On Israel Amid Gaza War, Says 'Bid To Help Iran…'. hindustantimes.com
(2024-05-02). US Military Admits It Killed a Civilian in May 2023 Drone Strike in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) acknowledged on Thursday that its forces killed a civilian in a May 2023 drone strike in northwest Syria, walking back its initial claim that it killed an al-Qaeda leader. Lufti Hasan Masto, a 56-year-old father of 10, was hit by a Hellfire missile on May 3, 2023, in a rural area …
The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon blasted the Shia militant group Hezbollah for In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Samir Geagea of the Lebanese Forces Party said Hezbollah should withdraw from areas along the border with Israel and the Lebanese army should deploy in all points where militants of the Iran-backed gro…
The number of Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since January, compared to 4,500 for the whole of last year. Many of them have headed to Cyprus, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) away. | In response, Cyprus suspen…
Hundreds of students gathered at university campuses in Students, alumni and other Lebanese gathered at campuses in the capital Beirut and elsewhere on Tuesday, waving Palestinian flags and posters demanding their universities <...
A fire caused by a gas canister explosion killed at least 10 people at a restaurant in Earlier, the state-run National News Agency quoted the Beirut Fire Brigade as saying that "eight victims died of suffocation inside the restaurant". | The firefighters put out a blaze in a small restaurant in Beirut after "