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Netanyahu Reveals Secret UAE Visit as Trump, Xi Meet in Beijing and Hezbollah Attacks IDF (May 14, 0613 UTC, 0913 Israel) (Morning Edition)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed a secret wartime visit to the UAE, which Abu Dhabi denied, as President Trump met with Xi Jinping in Beijing amid tensions over Iran. Hezbollah launched multiple attacks on Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, and IDF officers warned that Jewish terror accounts for up to 80% of incidents in the West Bank. Saudi Arabia reportedly struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq during the war.
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US, Iran Trade Fire in Hormuz as Trump Insists Ceasefire Holds (May 8, 1445 UTC, 1745 Israel) (Evening Edition)
US and Iranian forces exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz late Thursday, with the US striking Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas after Iran attacked US Navy destroyers. President Trump called the US strikes a 'love tap' and insisted the ceasefire remains in effect, while Iran accused the US of violating the truce. Hezbollah launched rockets and explosive drones at northern Israel, wounding three soldiers, and the IDF struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon.
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Trump Skeptical of Iran Peace Proposal as Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon
President Trump expressed doubt that Iran's 14-point peace proposal is acceptable, warning strikes could resume, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 in southern Lebanon and the IDF issued evacuation orders for 11 towns. The US fast-tracked $8.6 billion in arms sales to Middle East allies, and Spain demanded the release of a Spanish activist detained from a Gaza aid flotilla.