Middle East: Netanyahu says Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel's rejection of US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. Follow DW for more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5IUdg The Gaza plan was the latest stage in a US-brokered ceasefire announced in October that has reduced but not ended Israeli operations in Gaza Image: Salah Hashem/ZUMA/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, PM Netanyahu says
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08/09/2026 August 9, 2026 Syria says it reached deal with Russia on future of Tartous and Hmeimim bases Following 18 months of negotiations, Syria and Russia reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartous and Hmeimim, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced.
According to the ministry's statement, cited by the official SANA news agency, the Syrian state will take over management of civilian facilities, including the Hmeimim airport and the commercial berth at the Tartous port. This will allow the facilities to be gradually integrated into the country's civilian administration.
Meanwhile, military facilities will be repurposed as joint training and qualification centers under new arrangements that preserve the interests of both sides. The transition is expected to be completed within three months, the ministry said.
The Hmeimim airbase and the Tartus naval base are Russia's only two official military bases outside of the former Soviet Union.
During the 13-year civil war in Syria, Russia was a key ally of former Syrian leader Bashar Assad , providing vital military support that helped keep Assad's forces in power.
08/09/2026 August 9, 2026 Hamas says US must pressure Netanyahu to accept Gaza deal — AFP After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the US-backed Gaza peace plan, a Hamas official told the AFP news agency that the United States must pressure Israel to accept the next phase of the plan.
"We expect the mediators and the American guarantor to pressure Netanyahu and his government to adhere to the roadmap and not obstruct the process for internal political and electoral reasons," AFP cited Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim as saying.
Earlier, Hamas said it had agreed to the plan to spare the people of Gaza from a possible resumption of war. However, the militant group added that the deal's implementation would depend on Israel first meeting its commitments, including withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
08/09/2026 August 9, 2026 Iran vows to release footage of Supreme Leader Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's news outlet, reported that a Basij Organization deputy head promised to release footage of the Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at a later time.
Footage of Khamenei "among the people and out in streets, as well in meetings with the commanders of armed forces" will be released in the future, Qasem Qoraishi reportedly said.
Mojtaba Khamenei, who was appointed Supreme Leader in March , has not been seen in public since his appointment.
According to senior Iranian sources, he suffered facial disfigurement and other injuries in the strike that killed his father on February 28, the first day of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
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08/09/2026 August 9, 2026 Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, Netanyahu says Benjamin Netanyahu (right) rejected the Gaza plan approved by Donald Trump [FILE: April 2025] Image: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/picture alliance Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza .
The prime minister stressed that the Israeli military will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.
"Israel rejects the 15-point document. The IDF (Israel's military, known as the Israel Defense Forces) will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and our citizens," Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting.
Last month, Trump announced that his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip to disarm.
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Israel designates Hamas as a terrorist group, alongside several other countries including the United States and Germany.
08/09/2026 August 9, 2026 Houthis attack government-controlled port of Mocha in Yemen A Yemeni government official said the Houthis attacked the crucial Red Sea port of Mocha.
Fayed al-Noman, the assistant undersecretary of the Information Ministry, said the Houthis launched missiles and drones at Mocha.
At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in an attack, a Yemeni government military source told dpa. According to the source, the fatalities included three civilians and four military personnel who were present at the port.
Meanwhile, a medical source told AFP that there had been 11 casualties and over 30 injuries.
Mocha is one of the main ports under the control of Yemen's internationally recognized government backed by Saudi Arabia.
It was renovated in recent years to handle shipping that avoids the Houthi-held ports in Hodeida.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. According to Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, the movement’s forces carried out a “large-scale and precise” operation targeting Saudi enemy troops and weapons depots in the Mocha…
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