Brief: Ceasefire extension in Lebanon doesn’t stop Israeli bombing. Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba
The Take
Al Jazeera
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🗓️ 17 May 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
This week: 228 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 870 Palestinians in Gaza. Ceasefire extension in Lebanon doesn’t stop Israeli bombing. Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba. Iran to present plan on Strait of Hormuz. Israel has killed more than 72,757 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Zeina Khodr, (@ZeinakhodrAljaz) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Tohid Asadi, (@Htohid_._asadi) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Tareq Abu Azzoum, (@abuoazzum) Al Jazeera Journalist
- Nour Odeh, (@nourodeh) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced and mixed by Marthe van der Wolf. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Andrew Greiner and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Marta VanderWolf and this is the take. |
| 0:11.0 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:18.0 | This week, 228 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 870 Palestinians in |
| 0:28.5 | Gaza. Seasfire extension in Lebanon doesn't stop Israeli bombing. Palestinians mark 78 years |
| 0:37.2 | since the Nakhba. Iran to present plan on Strait of |
| 0:41.6 | Ramos. Today's Sunday, May 17. Israel has killed at least 72,757 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. |
| 0:57.0 | Israel continues to strike southern Lebanon despite a new ceasefire extension of 45 days. |
| 1:07.0 | Nearly 9,000 people have been injured since Israel started attacking Lebanon in early March. |
| 1:14.6 | Al Jazeera's Zena Hodor reports from one of the few hospitals still operating entire in southern Lebanon. |
| 1:22.6 | Stories of tragedy and survival are what you hear in these rooms. Many lost family in a war now in its third |
| 1:30.8 | months. The few remaining hospitals in southern Lebanon are lifelines for those who remain in what is |
| 1:37.5 | an active war zone. Between April 18th and May 4, this hospital received 175 patients, and it was during AC's fire. |
| 1:47.0 | 145 of them died. |
| 1:50.0 | Many of the injuries are severe. |
| 1:53.0 | There's also long distances to reach hospitals. |
| 1:56.0 | Doctors tell us, Israeli strikes are more fatal than in past conflicts. |
| 2:01.0 | Lebanon's public health care was already weak before the conflict. |
| 2:04.6 | Now people forced from their homes are struggling to buy medicine for chronic illnesses. |
| 2:09.6 | The needs are only rising. |
| 2:12.6 | May 15 marked 78 years since the Nagba, when Zionist forces killed Palestinians and displaced hundreds of thousands from their land. |
| 2:24.5 | Many see the war on Gaza and ongoing attacks and displacement as a continuation of the 1948 Nagba. |
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