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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-23 at 08:01
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- May 23, 2026
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HEADLINES - IRGC-Linked Plot Aims to Assassinate Ivanka Trump - Iran Deal Talks Continue Amid Delegations Exit - Hajj Pilgrims Surpass 2025 Numbers The time is now 8:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iranian Retaliation, Ivanka Trump targeted in IRGC-linked assassination plot - report. The New York Post reports that an IRGC-trained Iraqi suspect pledged to kill Ivanka Trump in retaliation for the US killing of Qasem Soleimani six years ago. The individual, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi national, was arrested in Turkey and extradited to the United States. Authorities say Al-Saadi pledged to kill Ivanka Trump and possessed a blueprint of her Florida home, with a map posted showing the area where Ivanka and Jared Kushner reside. An Arabic message accompanying the post indicated that neither palaces nor the Secret Service would shield them and that revenge was imminent. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Pakistan army chief in Tehran talks as Yemen maritime alerts raise tensions over Iran-US deal. The Pakistan army chief met Iranian officials in Tehran to avert renewed conflict as UKMTO reports suspicious vessel activity near Yemen’s Gulf of Aden; Qatar warns against closing the Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran tensions and US war prep. Reports from Gaza indicate five people were killed and several wounded in an Israeli drone attack on a Hamas police station near a major square in northern Gaza. In southern Lebanon, Israel conducted further strikes on the Tyre area. In US Policy Concerning Israel, negotiations on an Iran deal: Qatar’s delegation left Iran, and the Pakistani interior minister also departed. The talks toward a US-Iran accord saw the Qatari delegation leave Iran…