Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-04-10
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of.
Continuous war on media in occupied West Bank
Israel designates and bans several Palestinian digital media platforms under its so-called anti-terrorism law, alleging ties to Hamas.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on April 6
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued their retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Monday, March 6.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC deploys twin-missile launch systems for first time in war
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched missiles from twin launch systems for the first time in its retaliatory attacks against the US-Israeli aggression.
Presstv
Apr 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
9-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli fire on Gaza school tent
A 9-year-old Palestinian girl was killed after being shot by Israeli forces while attending class in a tent set up for education at Abu Ubayda bin Jarrah School in northern Gaza, Anadolu reports. The child, identified as Ritac Abdurrauf Reyhan, was taken to Al-Shifa Hospital in critical condition but later died despite medical efforts. The incident occurred inside a temporary classroom tent with r...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli media: Over 5,000 buildings damaged amid war with Iran
Israeli media reports indicate that the war with Iran has caused extensive damage to infrastructure and a significant number of casualties across Israel. According to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, more than 5,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged since the start of the war on February 28. The report also stated that dozens of civilians and soldiers have been killed, with hundreds injured, t...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel estimates $17.5B cost of 40 days of war on Iran, Lebanon
The Israeli Finance Ministry estimated the cost of 40 days of war on Iran and Lebanon at around $17.5 billion, the Israeli Channel 12 reported on Thursday, Anadolu reports. Direct military expenditures for the ongoing conflict with Iran and Hezbollah are estimated at around 40 billion shekels ($12.9 billion), the report said. Civilian costs are projected at around 13-14 billion shekels ($4.2-4.5 b...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Experts discuss how to dismantle Israel’s £580m hasbara machine
In an era where social media is branded the ‘most important weapon’ of the state, the battle for Palestine is being fought as much on smartphone screens as it is on the ground. On 7th April 2026, a seminal webinar hosted by the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) dissected the industrial-scale architecture of hasbara – state-sponsored propaganda – and equipped activists with the tools to dismantl...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump, Hegseth and the Language of War Crimes
He’s out of ideas, a mind running on empty. Increasingly, he is also short of reason, zapped by geopolitical addling and meddling. Now that US President Donald J. Trump has reached an uneasy understanding with Teheran that a two-week ceasefire should apply to the warring parties (Israel, as usual, has its own elastic interpretation as it continues attacking Lebanon), it is worth considering the ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu: Iran ceasefire not end of war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the ceasefire agreement with Iran “does not mark the end of the war”, but is a step towards achieving all of Israel’s stated objectives. In a recorded statement, Netanyahu said: “The ceasefire is not the end of the war, but a milestone on the path to achieving our goals.” He stressed that Israel would remain on high alert, adding tha...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran links participation in Islamabad talks to ceasefire in Lebanon
Iran has threatened to withdraw from upcoming peace talks in Islamabad, conditioning its participation on an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Tehran informed mediators that the continued Israeli aggression on Lebanon constitutes a clear violation of initial understandings, stressing that negotiations cannot proceed amid ongoin...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Continued IDF ops. in Lebanon will ruin Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Iranian officials claim
Iran's deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that despite reports to the contrary, the Strait of Hormuz remains open to civilian ships that coordinate with Iranian authorities.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran’s foreign minister says ceasefire could hasten Netanyahu’s trial outcome
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday a region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon, could hasten the jailing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a post on US social media company X, Araghchi also warned that undermining diplomatic efforts could carry economic consequences, saying the US would bear responsibility if diplomacy is derailed. “If the US wishes to crater its...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel’s Security Cabinet ‘secretly’ approves 34 illegal settlements in occupied West Bank: Report
Israel’s Security Cabinet “secretly” approved the establishment of 34 illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank during a recent session, Israeli media reported on Thursday, Anadolu reports. Channel 24 did not specify the exact date of the decision but said it was taken during the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began Feb. 28. “The Security Cabinet secretly approved the construct...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
The victory Iran names, the diplomatic space it unexpectedly opens
In a world fatigued by endless war cycles and diplomatic stalemates, moments that signal even the possibility of strategic recalibration deserve careful, even hopeful, attention. The recent statement attributed to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council—asserting not merely survival but a structured Political and military outcome following confrontation with the United States and Israel—lands as ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
After US-Israeli war on Iran: What is left of the Gulf countries’ trust in America?
The world has now witnessed relief as a two-week-long truce between Iran and the US came into effect on April 8 (Wednesday), after nearly 40 days of relentless exchanges of attacks between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, during which the Gulf region served as one of the main military theaters. As the fog of conflict begins to clear, one painful reality becomes unden...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Al-Aqsa Mosque reopens after 40-day closure by Israel
Palestinian Muslims gather and enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as it reopens for worship after 41 days of closure following Israeli attacks on Iran carried out with the United States in the Old City of East Jerusalem on April 9, 2026, Anadolu reports. The gates of the Haram… pic.twitter.com/RfmETqmHnf — Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) April 9, 2026 Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem ...
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Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran halts Hormuz transit and warns of strikes after ceasefire violations in Lebanon
Iran has announced the halt of oil tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz and warned of imminent retaliatory action following Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. According to reports by the semi-official Fars News Agency, an Iranian military source said Tehran is preparing to carry out retaliatory operations against Israeli military sites in the occupied territories. The source st...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US Republicans block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard CowanWASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to end U.S. attacks on Iran, as Donald Trump's party continued to prevent efforts to rein in the Republican president's war powers.Representative Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, presided over an abbreviated "pro forma" House session, ending i...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel tensions surface as Democrats plot US midterms
Democrats are clashing this week over the influence of pro-Israel lobbying on American politics and the US ally's military actions in the Middle East at a key strategy gathering ahead of November's midterm elections.Attendees at the three-day Democratic National Committee (DNC) conference in New Orleans on Thursday began weighing resolutions to recognize a Palestinian state, restrict military aid ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Dozens of states condemn attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
April 9 (Reuters) - Dozens of states issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Thursday condemning "unacceptable aggressive behavior" toward U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and calling for increased protections after the deaths there of three Indonesian soldiers.The 63 countries and the European Union also expressed "deep concern over the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, especially the sign...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
With Iran ceasefire set, IDF chief declares Hezbollah main front
Zamir said that "Iran from before the war is not the same as Iran now," adding "now it is much weaker."
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
As US and Iran talk truce, Israel digs in for a 'forever war' - analysis
Israel's creation of "buffer zones" in Gaza, Syria, and now Lebanon reflects a strategic shift after the attacks of October 7, 2023, one that puts the country in a semi-permanent state of war.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Syria, Jordan, Turkey sign deal to launch regional trade corridor
The agreement prioritizes the railway sector, including a proposal to link Anatolia in the north with the port of Aqaba in the south and extend toward the Gulf.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Ex-CENTCOM Chief: IRGC running Iran can make concessions without regime change - interview
Former US CENTCOM Chief Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie Jr. spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday regarding issues surrounding the war with Iran.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF's 98th Division gains control over Hezbollah-ridden town in southern Lebanon
Per Israeli media citing the IDF's estimates, there are at least several dozen Hezbollah terrorists located in the town, including Radwan Force operatives.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, Hezbollah chief's secretary in latest strikes
The IDF added that overnight strikes targeted two key crossings used by Hezbollah operatives to move between areas north and south of the Litani River and transfer weapons.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Hacker breaches Chinese supercomputer, attempts to sell stolen intel - report
Experts believe the data was siphoned from the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, and that the hackers are offering access to the dataset for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Press watchdog warns of 'systematic failure' as Israel kills 3 reporters in Gaza, southern Lebanon
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged journalist killings to be investigated as potential war crimes, as an Al Jazeera correspondent was killed in a targeted strike in Gaza City, and two Lebanese journalists were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes across the country
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
IDF says it killed Hezbollah leader's personal adviser in Beirut strikes on Wednesday
The Israeli military said Ali Yusuf Harshi, the nephew and 'close associate' of Secretary-General Naim Qassem, 'played a central role in managing and securing his office'
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
UN envoy meets senior officials, tours civilian sites damaged by airstrikes in Tehran
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Personal Envoy Jean Arnault visited Tehran on Thursday, holding meetings with senior Foreign Ministry officials, according to the UN. Arnault met Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi and representatives of the Iranian Red Crescent, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. Dujarric said Arnault described the meeting with the deputy foreign minist...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu orders direct talks with Lebanon amid ongoing strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he instructed officials to begin direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes across the country, Anadolu reports. “In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed at the Government meeting yesterday to open direct negotiations with Lebanon as ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Nearly 450 Israeli occupiers storm Al-Aqsa after reopening since Feb. 28
A total of 448 Israeli occupiers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, the first day of its reopening after being closed since Feb. 28. An official from the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, who requested anonymity, told Anadolu that “448 (settlers) occupiers stormed the mosque compound during the morning period and after the noon prayer.” Eyewitnesses sai...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Indonesia should use its Morocco pact to build a real security presence in MENA
On March 31, 2026, Morocco and Indonesia moved to deepen their security ties during talks in Rabat between Morocco’s top security official and Indonesia’s ambassador. The discussions focused on implementing existing agreements and drafting a new memorandum of understanding to formalize cooperation between their security agencies. The planned framework centers on intelligence sharing, counterterror...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Ceasefire or pause? The Gulf held hostage by Netanyahu’s war
The ceasefire offered a much-needed breather for the Arab Gulf states. Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure could have unleashed a human catastrophe across the region with the potential to spiral into an uncontrollable conflagration. Trump’s shift from threat to ceasefire appears deliberate. In my view, it was part of the phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, 5th...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN: Over one million displaced in Lebanon amid Israeli aggression
The UNHCR has warned that more than one million people have been displaced in Lebanon within the past month due to the ongoing Israeli aggression, describing the situation as deeply alarming. UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch said the scale of displacement — representing nearly one-fifth of the country’s population — reflects a rapidly expanding humanitarian crisis. He explained that Israeli evacuat...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Western politicians lie, millions die: The architecture of manufactured consent
Modern ‘victory’ is prepared long before the first shot. It is paved with a sophisticated architecture of manufactured consent—where political deception and media complicity turn illegal aggressions into ‘moral necessities. To sustain a perpetual state of war, the public must be shielded from the gore of the battlefield and fed a steady diet of “imminent threats” and “humanitarian interventions.” ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Egypt’s Al-Azhar warns of Israeli intentions to undermine ceasefire agreement
Al-Azhar, the top Islamic Sunni institute in Egypt, has strongly condemned what it described as “brutal crimes” carried out by Israel in several areas of Lebanon, which killed dozens of people and injured hundreds of civilians. In a statement, Al-Azhar said the attacks represent a “dangerous escalation” and a “flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian conventions and laws”. It added...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Lebanon declares Thursday day of mourning after Israeli air strikes
The Lebanese government has declared Thursday a national day of mourning for victims of Israeli air strikes that hit several areas across the country, killing hundreds of civilians. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a statement issued on Wednesday that all public administrations, institutions and municipalities will be closed. Flags will be flown at half-mast, while regular programming on radio a...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli air strikes kill 254 in Lebanon on Wednesday
The death toll in Lebanon has risen to 254, with more than 800 people injured, following Israeli air strikes on several areas across the country, the Lebanese Civil Defence said on Wednesday evening. Lebanon’s Health Ministry had earlier reported that dozens were killed and hundreds wounded in simultaneous strikes that hit multiple areas, including the capital, Beirut. In a statement, the ministry...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Arab League condemns Israeli bombing of Lebanon as “unprecedented barbarity”
Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit strongly condemned the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, describing the attacks as “barbaric and unprecedented.” In a statement, Aboul Gheit said that the Israeli airstrikes, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries among civilians, constitute a blatant violation and serious breach of international law, accusing Israel of working to und...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone strike on diplomatic facility in Baghdad
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday summoned the Iraqi ambassador after a drone struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad, the State Department said in a statement.The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said earlier that an Iraqi "terrorist militia" group, which it accused of being aligned with Iran, had conducted multiple drone attacks near ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Shipping toll for Hormuz passage sharply divides nations
Iran's imposition of a toll for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz looks set to be a key point of contention at talks opening in Pakistan Friday.When the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran on February 28, Iran responded by blocking passage through the key Strait to all but a handful of vessels.While Iran agreed to reopen the thoroughfare during the two-week truce with t...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
UK's Starmer says Iran conflict shows Britain must take a new path
By William JamesLONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the Iran war must become a turning point for Britain after two decades of crises, and he promised to strengthen the country's economy and military to cope with a more "volatile and dangerous" world.On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the six-week-old Iran conflict, but there is no ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US to host Lebanon-Israel talks next week in first such meeting
A senior Lebanese official told Al-Monitor that the Trump administration relayed to Beirut on Wednesday its support for Lebanon to handle its negotiations with Israel, separate from talks taking place with Iran this weekend in Pakistan.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Lebanon seeks temporary ceasefire to allow broader talks with Israel, official says
BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire to allow for broader talks with Israel, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters, saying it would be a "separate track but the same model" as a fragile truce brokered by Pakistan between the U.S. and Iran. The official said no date or location had been set yet but Lebanon needed the U.S. as a mediat...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iranians pay tribute to slain supreme leader weeks after killing
Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the United States and Israel, expressing criticism of talks expected in Pakistan this week.Holding portraits of their deceased leader and waving the national flags of the Islamic republic, supporters of Khamenei took part in rallies across the country after he died in ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 9, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Rafah crossing restrictions derail Palestinian student’s academic dreams
A Medical student was holding onto hopes of being a doctor, when the Gaza war caused restriction on attaining education.
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Apr 9, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Gaza journalists mourn Al Jazeera’s Wishah, killed by Israel
Wishah is latest Al Jazeera journalist to be killed by Israel in Gaza since the start of the war in October 2023.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Apr 9, 2026 - aljazeera.com
IMF warns of looming inflation crisis on back of US-Israel war on Iran
The conflict has driven up prices of oil, natural gas, damaged refineries and other energy infrastructure.
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Apr 9, 2026 - aljazeera.com
'Iran will not forfeit its rights': Statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei read on state TV
"Iran is not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity," Khamenei added.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
The Iran war balance sheet: wins, losses, and undecideds - analysis
As we take stock of where Israel and Iran won and lost during the war, lack of clarity does not mean there will be a tie, as eventually a winner will likely emerge.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
‘Sold us illusions’: Opposition accuses Netanyahu of failing war goals, backs Lebanon talks
Opposition leaders accused Netanyahu of failing to meet war goals after the Iran ceasefire, while some backed talks with Lebanon on Hezbollah disarmament.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
‘Forgetting the people’: Iranians fear regime will become more brutal after ceasefire
Ending the war prematurely “could embolden the Iranian authorities, making them more repressive and self-assured,” warned Kako Aliyar, a member of a Kurdish Iranian opposition party.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett
The 22-year-old suspect was tasked with gathering intelligence, including photographing the Haifa port and missile impact sites in northern Israel.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
What just happened? Breaking down the ceasefire
The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire after weeks of tension. What changed? And is this a real de-escalation or just a temporary pause?
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Novel on antisemitism by Yonit Levi and Bianna Golodryga sells well, but New York Times ignores it
The novel follows three middle schoolers in Chicago and examines how they are affected when Theo’s idol, a soccer player, tweets an antisemitic comment.
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Apr 9, 2026 - jpost.com
Argentina's Milei, rabbinical judge who urged to 'flatten Gaza' to light Independence Day torch
Transportation Minister Regev said that 'in these very complex years we are experiencing, Israel has found in Buenos Aires a true friend and a dedicated partner.' Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv previously shared footage on social media showing him using a Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer to destroy a building in Khan Yunis.
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iranian hackers leak ex-IDF chief's private photos, videos, personal information
The Iranian intelligence hacker group known as 'Handala' said it obtained more than 19,000 'confidential images and videos' of the former IDF chief of staff, classified documents and the 'clear, unblurred faces' of Israeli pilots, commanders and security operatives
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran says coming hours critical for cease-fire as Israel continues to strike Lebanon
After the Israeli military said it carried out its largest wave of strikes in Lebanon yet, following the U.S.-Iran truce, and amid conflicting accounts over whether Lebanon is included, Iran's top officials said any agreement must include Lebanon and that Israel's attacks violate the cease-fire
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Trump says U.S. military to stay around Iran until Tehran complies with deal
Trump's latest post followed the largest coordinated strike of the war by Israel on Wednesday that killed at least 203 people in Lebanon, prompting a warning from Iran's lead negotiator that Israel's attacks could jeopardize talks to forge a permanent peace deal
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Report: Trump considering punishing certain NATO countries over lack of Iran war support
Trump administration sources told the Wall Street Journal that the United States is weighing closing a military base in one of several European countries, potentially in Spain or Germany
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers returned from war with brain injuries: 'We got a different child back'
Due to the Gaza war, the number of Israeli soldiers diagnosed with brain injuries has significantly increased over the past two years and estimates suggest the phenomenon is even more widespread. But Israel has yet to formulate a comprehensive rehabilitation policy, and the burden of care often falls on their families
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Apr 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Sen. Sanders to introduce resolution to halt US military aid to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday that he will introduce a resolution next week aimed at stopping US military aid to Israel, Anadolu reports. Sanders criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump for a “disastrous war” with Iran. “No great surprise. Netanyahu talked Trump into the disastrous war in Iran. We cannot allow Israel to continue shaping U.S. mil...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran must remove enriched uranium or face renewed fighting, Israeli premier says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that any enriched uranium remaining in Iran would have to leave the country either through an agreement or renewed military action. “The enriched material that still remains will leave Iran. It will leave either by agreement or through a renewal of the fighting,” Netanyahu said in televised remarks carried by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran warns US must choose between ceasefire and war via Israel, ‘it cannot have both’
Iran warned on Wednesday that the US must choose between a ceasefire and “continued war via Israel,” saying Washington “cannot have both,” Anadolu reports. “The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on US social media company X. “The world sees the massacres in Lebano...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, death toll rises to 262
A Palestinian journalist with the Qatari Al Jazeera television was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, bringing the death toll of reporters since October 2023 to 262, local authorities said, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office said the killing of Mohammed Wishah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, reflects a “systematic targeting and a...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
White House says Lebanon not part of cease-fire deal with Iran
Lebanon is not covered by a newly brokered, two-week cease-fire agreement with Iran, the White House said on Wednesday as Israel carried out sweeping bombardment of its northern neighbor, Anadolu reports. “Lebanon is not part of the cease-fire. That has been relayed to all parties involved in it,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Leavitt said Israeli Prime Minister Benj...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN ‘strongly condemns’ Israeli strikes on Lebanon, urges diplomatic solution
The UN on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Israeli strikes across Lebanon that caused “significant” civilian casualties, calling on all sides to pursue diplomacy and cease hostilities, Anadolu reports. “The United Nations strongly condemns the strikes by Israel across Lebanon that resulted in significant civilian casualties. The UN strongly condemns the loss of civilian lives,” said UN spokesperson ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
IDF says Staff Sergeant Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in Lebanon fighting
Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, was killed fighting in southern Lebanon. Another five soldiers were wounded in the clash. With his death, the number of soldiers killed in Lebanon in the current war rose to 12
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
Lebanese sources: IDF presence in Lebanon could hamper possible Israel-Hezbollah truce
Iran warned it could withdraw from the cease-fire if Israeli strikes in Lebanon persist, amid uncertainty over the implications of Hezbollah's exclusion from the deal. Lebanese officials said a cease-fire might not be fully implemented as long as Israeli forces remained deployed in southern Lebanon