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The report came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the chiefs of Israel's security agencies for a situation assessment.

The prime minister tried to allay the president's concerns that the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh would sabotage the talks.

"If you're Jewish, if you vote for a Democrat, you're a fool, an absolute fool," said Donald Trump.

The Hamas political bureau chief was one of the terrorist group's most senior leaders alongside Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 massacre.

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Islamic Jihad secretary general Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh meet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian news agency IRNA reports.

The PM called the presidential candidate on July 4, in their first conversation since January 2021.