Day: February 9, 2026

The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting Iran’s ballistic-missile stock, his office said. JNS Staff U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 29, 2025. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO. (Feb. 7, 2026 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss current talks with Iran, the premier’s office said on Saturday night. “The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting [Iran’s] ballistic missiles and halting support for the Iranian axis,” the Prime …

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The aim of the high-level event is to raise funds for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, a U.S. official and diplomats from other countries said. JNS Staff U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the Board of Peace charter announcement and signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum at the Davos Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. Photo by Daniel Torok/White House. (Feb. 7, 2026 / JNS) The Trump administration plans to host leaders from the Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19, Axios reported on Friday night. “Nothing has been confirmed yet, but the administration is planning it and has …

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Senior official based in Doha says taking away terror group’s weapons is ‘criminalizing the resistance,’ instead backs extended truce where Hamas would commit not to use weapons By AFP and ToI Staff8 February 2026, 1:00 pmUpdated at 8:06 pm Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is interviewed by Al Jazeera on February 8, 2026 (Screenshot/YouTube) A senior Hamas leader said Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist terror group would neither surrender its weapons nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza, pushing back against US and Israeli demands. “Criminalizing the resistance, its weapons, and those who carried it out is something we should not accept,” Khaled Mashaal …

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Netanyahu’s urgent trip to Washington comes amid Israeli concerns over stalled Iran talks and U.S. envoy responses, with Jerusalem worried about gaps on missiles and regional threat   i24NEWS, Guy Azriel February 08, 2026 at 01:19 PM ■ latest revision February 08, 2026 at 02:40 PM The US administration has told Iran that it expects Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the Iranian delegation to arrive at the next round of nuclear talks “with significant content,” two sources familiar with the matter told i24NEWS. The initial meeting between the parties was described as a “good meeting,” but focused primarily on procedural issues rather than substantive negotiations.  …

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