Day: May 8, 2026

Hamas disarmament talks stuck between Israeli security and Gaza guarantees – exclusive

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As Hamas rebuilds, Israel faces the same unresolved question: what comes after the fighting ends? Smoke rises from a fire, following an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, earlier this year.(photo credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)ByYAAKOV KATZMAY 8, 2026 09:18 Is war returning to Gaza? That is the question being quietly debated inside Israel’s security establishment. In the IDF Southern Command, for example, senior officers are adapting and redrafting operational plans for a renewed offensive, including conquering the part of Gaza not currently under Israeli control. And the reason is simple: Hamas is back. Not in the sense that it can immediately …

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Netanyahu: US, Israel in ‘full coordination’ on Iran

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IDF and security agencies are prepared for any scenario, says the Israeli prime minister. May. 7, 2026 JNS Staff, Amelie BotbolRepublish ( May 7, 2026 / JNS )  Israel is in “full coordination” with Washington on Iran and is preparing for all possible scenarios, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday as he convened his Security Cabinet. “We are maintaining continuous contact with our friends in the United States,” said Netanyahu, according to his office, adding that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump “almost on a daily basis. My people and his people are in daily contact as well, …

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US strikes on Iran came after anger from Gulf states over Tehran’s attacks — Fox News

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Today, 12:30 am The US strikes on an Iranian port city and an island in the Strait of Hormuz came following anger from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over Iranian attacks on the UAE, which US officials had downplayed, according to a Fox News reporter. Iran shot more than a dozen missiles at the UAE on Monday amid an American operation to open up the strait, a key pathway for the global oil supply that Iran has blocked. On Tuesday, US officials said that the Iranian strikes did not mean the current ceasefire had ended. That statement sparked …

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