The Day Hormuz Inferno and Settler Surge Dominated

On May 5, Palestinian editors focused on two parallel escalations: a drone attack on Fujairah oil zone and US destruction of Iranian boats in Hormuz, with Saudi Arabia calling for de-escalation as the US-Iran ceasefire falters. Domestically, an international probe revealed rising settler violence in the West Bank, while Gaza's health ministry reported 832 martyrs since October 11. By mid-morning, an Israeli brigade commander boasted of implementing an 'apartheid masters' policy in the West Bank, with unprecedented killing since 1967. In the afternoon, settlers defiled the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil, and Israeli officials incited storming of Al-Aqsa on Jerusalem occupation anniversary. By evening, renewed Israeli strikes in Gaza killed two, including a child, while Hezbollah operations caused Israeli casualties and phosphorus shelling targeted south Lebanon. The day ended with a dialysis crisis threatening hundreds in Gaza and Hamas rejecting an Arab channel's description of resistance clashes as internal fighting.