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12 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: August 9, 2026.
Israel's prime minister told his Cabinet on Sunday that the framework drawn up by Trump's Board of Peace is unacceptable, insisting Hamas surrender every weapon first. Hamas signed on to the framework in July.
Netanyahu's office says it has serious concerns about the sequencing of Trump's 20-point plan, warning that a withdrawal before Hamas actually gives up its arms would let the group expand again.
The president called it a 'HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas.' The timetable is not set, and officials admit the whole roadmap is built on the assumption that neither side trusts the other.
Al-Hayya, who survived an Israeli strike in Qatar that killed his son, defeated the veteran Khaled Meshaal in an internal run-off to succeed the slain Yahya Sinwar.
WatchThe move clears the way for a U.S.-backed committee to run health, education and services across the enclave — though Hamas is not surrendering its weapons.
Palestinian authorities reported 1,005 deaths from near-daily Israeli strikes and gunfire along the line dividing the territory, eight months after a truce was meant to halt the fighting.
The attack near the Kochav Yair junction sent emergency teams racing to the scene on Sunday as Israeli police launched a manhunt and recovered the weapon.
WatchIsraeli officials called the death of the senior commander, who took over Hamas's armed wing after Mohammed Sinwar was killed last year, the "closing of a circle" on the October 7 attacks; his wife, daughter and at least five others were also killed.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who took over the group's military wing in Gaza last year, was confirmed dead by Hamas officials following an Israeli attack.
The 32-year-old died of injuries from a Wednesday-night airstrike on the Daraj neighborhood, hardening Khalil al-Hayya's position just as U.S. envoys press for a Gaza phase-two deal.
Senior officials in Gaza say the group is prepared to relinquish automatic rifles and other arms, though the offer falls short of Israeli-U.S. demands.
A plan by Turkish, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators calling for complete weapons decommissioning over eight months offers the most serious path yet to a lasting Gaza settlement, though Hamas insists on major amendments.