Headlines for May 7, 2026

Israel Bombs Beirut in Further Violation of April Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Iran with Heaviest Bombing Yet, Then Predicts “It’ll All Work Out”, Trump Abandons “Project Freedom” After Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Suspend Access to Bases and Airspace, Satellite Photos Reveal Iran Has Hit Far More U.S. Military Targets Than Previously Reported, Israel Begins Bypass Road Linking Jerusalem to West Bank Settlements, U.N. Calls on Israel to Immediately and Unconditionally Release Abducted Gaza Flotilla Activists, U.S. Renews Deportation Proceedings Against Palestinian Student Activist Mohsen Mahdawi, Rutgers Rescinds Invitation to Graduation Speaker over Support for Palestinians, University of Michigan Apologizes for Professor’s Commencement Address Praising Pro-Palestinian Student Activists, Protesters Gather Outside New York Synagogue to Demonstrate Against West Bank Real Estate Expo, Russia Fires Dozens of Drones at Ukraine, Hitting a Kindergarten, Tennessee Protesters March to State Capitol as Lawmakers Unveil Gerrymandered Congressional Map, FBI Raids Office of State Senator L. Louise Lucas, FBI Launches a Criminal Leak Probe on Atlantic Journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, Commerce Secretary Lutnick Grilled by Congress over Epstein Ties, Federal Judge Releases Purported Suicide Note from Epstein