IDF Drone Strike Kills Man Near Jabalia; Turkey's FM Fidan Meets Hamas in Doha in Last-Ditch Diplomacy

An Israeli drone struck a motorcycle west of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on May 9, 2026, killing Eyad al-Motawwaq, per Al Jazeera. The strike was one of several Israeli targeted operations continuing under the fraying October 2025 ceasefire framework as the Board of Peace disarmament deadline expired. Separately, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan traveled to Doha for emergency meetings with Hamas Shura Council head Muhammad Darwish and senior Hamas political bureau officials — a last-ditch Turkish diplomatic effort to avert a renewed Israeli military campaign. Turkey, which had strongly condemned the April 29 flotilla seizure and the subsequent detention of Spanish and Brazilian nationals, positioned itself as a potential regional mediator, reportedly urging Hamas to consider 'tactical concessions' short of full disarmament to buy time. The Doha talks produced no breakthrough; Hamas maintained its position that weapons discussions can only occur within a framework guaranteeing Palestinian statehood and full Israeli withdrawal. Qatar coordinated the Doha venue. Egyptian intelligence officials were present in parallel talks. Turkey expressed willingness to serve as a security guarantor for any future Palestinian governance structure and issued a public warning that renewed Israeli operations would be 'catastrophic for the Palestinian people.'