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Iran accuses US of piracy, threatens carrier fleet • A-G agrees to meet with Netanyahu defense team for possible plea bargain • Israel to purchase 100 F-35s, 50 new F-15s, doubling fleet
Soldier of the IDF's Hashmonaim Brigade operating at an undisclosed location, May 1, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Tanker hit by unknown projectiles off UAE's Fujairah, UKMTO says
ByREUTERS
IDF captures Palestinian man who murdered son, burned his body, infiltrated Israel
The man had taken his 12-year-old son to the Palestinian village of Beit Ur, near Ramallah, and stabbed him near an agricultural area of the town.
Hamas, Board of Peace clash over disarmament agreement, enter impasse in negotiations - report
The terrorist organization has said that it would only give up weapons after the full implementation of phase one of the agreement, which requires Israel to withdraw from Gaza.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANA Hamas fighter carries a rifle in the Gaza Strip, last year. Hamas is reportedly prepared to hand over not only weapons tied to internal security, but the broader machinery of governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the writer says.(photo credit: BASHAR TALEB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
Attorney-General agrees to meet with Netanyahu defense team for possible plea bargain
President Herzog's invitation was intended to begin preliminary discussions on a possible plea bargain in the criminal trial against Netanyahu that has divided Israel for years.
Trump says US to begin escorting ships out of Persian Gulf through Strait of Hormuz
"This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time," US President Donald Trump said in a statement published in Truth Social.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANUS President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)Go to the full article > >
Bulk carrier reports being attacked by multiple small craft off Iran, UKMTO says
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Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds
Parents at the school claimed the displaced individuals forced their way into the school, some hinting that Hezbollah arranged to take the educational institute by force.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDLebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.(photo credit: Scott Peterson/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
