Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-04-12
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.
US lost 8 Reaper drones in April in war with Iran: Report
The US has lost eight MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Middle East since April 1, raising the total number lost in the Iran conflict to 24, CBS reported. According to the recent report, the financial impact is estimated at around $720 million, since each Reaper drone can cost $30 million or more depending on the model. The MQ-9 Reaper, produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is an unmanned airc...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli strike kills at least six at Gaza police checkpoint, medics say
CAIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - An airstrike hit a police checkpoint in Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip early on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring several others, medics said.It was not immediately clear whether all those killed were police members. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.A series of Israeli strikes has killed dozens of Hamas-led police force me...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iran, Lebanon bore brunt of missiles and drones launched during war
Some three-quarters of the airstrikes during the Middle East war targeted sites in Iran or Lebanon, according to an AFP analysis of data from ACLED, a non‑profit that tracks political violence worldwide. At least 7,700 strikes or series of strikes by missiles, drones, rockets or bombs, were recorded by the US-based conflict research group between the start of the war on February 28 up to April 8, ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Ceasefire exemptions and quarries of death: Israel’s war on Lebanon
In the Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce defines peace as a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. The Israeli version of a ceasefire might be defined as a moment of war deceptively halted to enable conflict to continue. War as cosplay and camouflage. Under such fragile conditions, military objectives can still be pursued with a ruthlessness offensive to international law, custom ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel kills 6 in fresh airstrike on central Gaza refugee camp
At least six people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a police station in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian media reported early Saturday. According to the reports, Israeli warplanes struck the police facility in the camp, marking another violation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in the deaths of six people, while ma...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US, Iran hold high-level peace talks in Pakistan
American and Iranian officials were holding face-to-face talks in Pakistan on Saturday, the most significant since the 1979 Islamic revolution as the foes try to end a war that plunged the Middle East into violence and rocked the world economy.As talks went late into the night, US Central Command said two warships had transited the crucial Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian media accused US negotiato...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US plane carrying team for talks with Iran lands in Islamabad, two Pakistani sources say
ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. government plane carrying top U.S. officials landed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for peace talks with Iran, two Pakistani sources told Reuters.Washington and Tehran are due to begin negotiations seeking to end the six-week-old Iran war that has killed thousands of people across the Middle East, disrupted energy supplies, fed inflation and sl...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Northern Israel hit with barrage of Hezbollah rockets, drones, one building damaged
Magen David Adom teams responded to reports of minor damage to a building in Shlomi after five drones entered Israeli airspace.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
Global Sumud Flotilla ships docked in Barcelona ahead of second voyage to Gaza
Global Sumud Flotilla ships were at the docks in Barcelona on Saturday, before setting off for Gaza on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Formed to break the blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, the flotilla will sail this time with expanded participation, with its largest participation coming from Spain. Around 70 boats carrying up to 1,000 volunteers from 70 countries are expected to depart on A...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
140 heritage sites in Iran damaged in US-Israeli attacks
About 140 historical sites across 20 provinces were damaged in US-Israeli attacks between Feb. 28 and April 7, with losses estimated at 7.5 trillion tomans (around $49 million), Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. Reza Salehi Amiri, Iran’s minister for cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts, said the figures are based on preliminary assessments and may be revised as further evaluations con...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US navy ships cross Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war: Axios reporter
Several US navy ships on Saturday crossed the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first instance of such an event since the beginning of US-Israeli war with Iran on Feb. 28, Anadolu reports. According to Axios reporter Barak Ravid on US social media company X, a US official confirmed the development, noting that the move was not coordinated with Iran. The development came as Pakistan is holding the nego...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel imposes restrictions in East Jerusalem amid Holy Saturday observances
Israeli forces turned parts of East Jerusalem, including Old City and Damascus Gate, into a militarized zone on Saturday, setting up checkpoints during Holy Saturday observances at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing local sources, said the Israeli forces set up checkpoints on roads leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City, limitin...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Islamabad and the end of easy empire
History, when it chooses to humiliate power, does not bother with elegance — it stages spectacle. Islamabad — a capital long patronized, managed, and dismissed — now hosts the very powers that presumed they could redraw the region with missiles and press briefings. But let us be precise: this is not a meeting of equals. It is the convergence of aggressors and the state they failed to break. Washin...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli military activity in Lebanon continues despite talks scheduled for next week
Israeli army’s military activities in Lebanon continue despite an agreement between Tel Aviv and Beirut to hold a meeting on April 14 to secure a ceasefire and launch direct talks, Anadolu Agency reports. The Israeli warplanes breached the sound barrier over the Sidon area in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Saturday. They also breached the sound barr...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iraq: A gaping enigma and a global laughingstock
The Joke That Wrote Itself There is a particular category of political absurdity that defies satire, not because it is too subtle to mock, but because it is so shameless that any satirist attempting to embellish it would only shrink it. Iraq has once again gifted the world with such a moment. The Commander-in-Chief of Iraq’s Armed Forces, Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, recently issued a formal...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
China to send weapons shipment to Iran amid ceasefire with US: Report
US intelligence suggests China may supply Iran with new air defense systems in the coming weeks, even as a delicate ceasefire with Washington remains in place, CNN reported on Saturday citing sources familiar with recent assessments, Anadolu reports. The report claimed that Iran may be taking advantage of the ceasefire to restock certain weapons systems, with assistance from key international part...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Former US secretary of state says Netanyahu repeatedly pressed US presidents to strike Iran, only Trump agreed
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly urged US administrations to carry out military strikes on Iran, but previous presidents declined, Anadolu reports. Speaking in an interview on The Briefing with Jen Psaki on Friday, Kerry said he had participated in multiple discussions with Netanyahu, noting: “He wanted us to strike.” He said the...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pakistani five-star hotel becomes unlikely site for US-Iran talks
By Mubasher BukhariISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - The luxury five-star Serena Hotel in Pakistan's capital has become theunlikely venue for peace talks aimed at ending the Iran war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/, cementing its status as one of Islamabad'smost heavily fortified buildings.The city is under unprecedented security ahead of the talks, with shops and offices shut for two days ahea...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Ukraine can play useful role in Strait of Hormuz, Britain says
By Daniel FlynnKYIV, April 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine can play a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as amongthe best in the world.Britain has organized discussions this month among more than 30 nations nL1N40L0A8 on how to reopen the strait, amid an Iranian blockade that has choked oil supplies to t...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Factbox-What are the main talking points at the US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan?
April 11 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Iranian officials gathered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to hold talks that seek to end their war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ in the Middle East that has killed thousands L1N3ZZ07R, roiled energy supplies and hurt the global economy.Here are the key issues the two sides are expected to discuss, with Tehran insisting that formal talks L1N40...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US, Iran set for peace talks but doubts emerge over Lebanon, sanctions
By Ariba Shahid and Asif ShahzadISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday seeking to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trum...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US clearing out Strait of Hormuz, Trump claims as Iran threatens to attack unauthorized ships
Three US officials confirmed that two US Navy guided-missile destroyers passed through the strait without issue in what was described as a "freedom-of-navigation mission."
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF soldier severely injured in operational accident in Gaza
The soldier was evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, and his family has been notified of the incident.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
The Israeli opposition's shortsightedness on the Iran war only aids Netanyahu
As soon as Hezbollah joined the war, it was clear the whole military operation was a flop. How could the opposition fail to see what senior American officials and many ordinary Israelis understood after only a few days?
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Apr 11, 2026 - haaretz.com
J Street endorses progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia for New Jersey House race
AIPAC lobbied heavily against frontrunner Tom Malinowski, Mejia's rival in the Democratic primary, despite his moderate positions on Israel. The strategy backfired, and a candidate who called Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide' is now expected to carry the district
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Apr 11, 2026 - haaretz.com
Palestinian children face abuses in Israeli detention: Report
Palestinian children held in Israeli detention have faced alleged abuses, with conditions said to have worsened since Oct. 7, 2023, a Save the Children report said, according to the daily De Standaard on Saturday, Anadolu reports. The report says around 350 Palestinian children are currently held in Israeli detention, including both pre-trial and administrative detention without charge. It alleges...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
From the Strait of Hormuz to global markets: The chain reaction of war on energy security
Energy in the Middle East is once again being shaped not only by markets, but by war. As direct confrontation between Iran, the United States and Israel enters a new phase, the implications are no longer confined to the battlefield. Instead, they are unfolding across global energy markets, shipping routes and supply chains, creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond the region. At the center...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US revokes green cards of Iranian nationals with alleged regime ties
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the termination of lawful permanent resident status for three Iranian nationals accused of having ties to figures associated with Iran’s regime, the State Department said in a statement on Saturday, Anadolu reports. The individuals — Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son — were arrested earlier this week by federal agents and are currently i...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US ‘clearing out’ Strait of Hormuz: Trump
The US has begun operations to clear out the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, Anadolu reports. “We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others,” Trump said on Truth Social. He asserted that sea mines we...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US Vice President Vance arrives in Pakistan for Islamabad Talks with Iran
A US Air Force Two carrying a delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Saturday for high-stakes talks with Iran to end the Middle East conflict amid the ongoing two-week ceasefire, government sources told Anadolu. Another two aircraft carrying US delegation members and journalists also landed at the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, just next to the capita...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran parliament speaker says ‘good intentions but no trust’ ahead of US talks
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqher Qalibaf said Saturday that Tehran has “good intentions but no trust” ahead of negotiations with the US, according to the Tasnim News Agency. “Unfortunately, our experience of negotiating with the Americans has always been met with failure and breach of contract,” Qalibaf said when he touched down at the Islamabad Airport. “Twice in less than a year, in th...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
London police arrest 212 people at protest over Palestine Action ban
LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they had arrested 212 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group. The gathering was the first since London's High Court ruled in February that a ban designating the pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organisation was unlawful L8N3Z90PY. UK Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has been...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Pope Leo urges end to 'madness of war' as US, Iran start talks
By Joshua McElweeVATICAN CITY, April 11 (Reuters) - Pope Leo https://www.reuters.com/world/pope/ on Saturday urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior U.S. and Iranian officials met in Pakistan nL1N40U01A to discuss ending the six-week conflict.At a special prayer vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, the first U.S. pope decried the use of religiou...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Planes fly from Beirut airport despite Israeli bombing
Smoke from an Israeli strike still lingered in the air as a plane from Lebanon's national carrier took off from Beirut airport, which has stayed open despite the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah.The country's only international passenger facility, whose departure boards are now largely red with cancellations, is located on the Mediterranean coast at the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Trump says US forces are 'clearing' Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz nL1N40T08R, and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk."We're now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz," Trump wrote in a social media post, adding that "all 28" of Iran's "mine dropper boats are ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
France's Macron says discussed Iran ceasefire, Ukraine with Turkey's Erdogan
PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he had discussed the Iran ceasefire https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ talks and the situation in Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/ with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Indonesia President Prabowo to visit Russia, meet Putin, minister says
JAKARTA, April 11 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will depart to Russia in the coming days and is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin during the visit, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Saturday.Minister Sugiono said the visit would discuss the potential for Indonesia to buy Russian oil as an alternative source amid global supply crunch due to Iran war.Asked previously a...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 11, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter ceasefire begins
Both sides have agreed to observe the temporary truce, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war continue to stall.
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Apr 11, 2026 - aljazeera.com
US-Iran officials meet in Islamabad as Tehran outlines terms for talks
As negotiations stretch into the evening hours, they are expected to continue into the night and may be extended through Sunday, a Pakistani source told CNN.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
China plans to deliver air defense systems to Iran in coming weeks, US intelligence reveals - CNN
US intelligence reports that China is preparing to deliver air defense systems to Iran within weeks, using third countries to conceal the shipments, as tensions rise in the region.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
US-Iran ceasefire pauses war - nuclear, Hormuz, and Lebanon issues remain
Israelis fear danger, Americans are concerned about exit as a tentative ceasefire takes shape.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care
Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant. Did Israel keep its side?
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
Simon Betuel: Cosmetics producer by day, artist by night
Influenced by the palettes of Rubens, Klimt, Vrubel, and especially El Greco, Betuel executes deeply Jewish paintings in both figurative and abstract styles.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
Israel will fight on ferociously: It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them - opinion
Israel will not return to the containment policies of recent decades that prioritized restraint and diplomacy over enemy degradation and military triumph.
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Apr 11, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli court lets parents of Gaza hostage killed by IDF fire to use son's sperm for IVF
Judge Ariel Maman wrote that he was convinced that 'Yotam's presumed wish was for his sperm to be used to bring children into the world, even after his death,' citing conversations with the parents and statements about 'preventing the extinction of his red hair'
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Apr 11, 2026 - haaretz.com
Palestinian factions slam Smotrich’s remarks on Gaza land expropriation
Palestinian resistance movements strongly condemn the latest remarks by the far-right Israeli minister of finance about confiscation of the Gaza land.
Presstv
Apr 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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.
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Apr 11, 2026 - presstv.ir
Israel says over 18,000 bombs dropped on Iran during war
Israel said Friday it dropped more than 18,000 bombs on Iran during a 40-day war that began on Feb. 28, Anadolu reports. In a statement on the US social media company X, the Israeli army said it carried out “more than 1,000 offensive air sorties” against Iran during the conflict. According to previously released military data, dozens of fighter jets participated in each airstrike. The army said mo...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel bars Spanish officials from U.S.-backed Gaza coordination hub, citing 'anti-Israel obsession'
Israel has barred Spanish representatives from the Civil-Military Coordination Center, a U.S.-established diplomatic hub for discussions on postwar Gaza, citing Spain's 'overtly anti-Israel stance.' Last month, Spain withdrew its ambassador to Israel
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Apr 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 rises to 1,953
The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 1,953, with 6,303 injured, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Friday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the ministry said the wave of Israeli attacks on April 8 killed 357 people and injured 1,223 others. It added that the figures remain preliminary as rescue teams continue clearing rubble, noting that a large number of remains r...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli tanks shell Daraa province in southern Syria
Israeli forces shelled the area surrounding the town of Jamla in Daraa province, southern Syria, Alikhbaria TV reported on Friday, Anadolu reports. Israeli tanks are shelling the area around the town of Jamla in the western Daraa countryside, the channel reported, without providing further details. Syrian authorities had not commented on the report as of 1855GMT. Israeli forces target Syrian terri...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel’s death penalty for Palestinian prisoners akin to Hitler’s policies: Turkish president
Israeli parliament’s decision to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners is “essentially no different from Hitler’s policies against Jews,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, Anadolu reports. “What is being done is discrimination, it is racism, it means implementing in Israel a worse version of the apartheid regime that was overthrown in South Africa in 1994,” Erdogan...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump says Iran has ‘no cards’ other than Strait of Hormuz ahead of negotiations
US President Donald Trump sought to diminish Iran’s negotiating position ahead of critical weekend talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, saying Friday that its only point of leverage is the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. “The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways. The only reason they are alive today is to neg...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu could have learned his lesson the last time he took Trump to war with Iran
'America is a thing you can move very easily,' the Israeli leader once quipped. But Trump started looking for a way out almost as soon as the fighting began, and Israel's strategic objectives are of little concern to him
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Apr 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Hezbollah rockets fired at Israel cause damage; IDF continues strikes in southern Lebanon
Impact sites were reported in several Israeli Lebanon-border towns, as a school was hit, causing damage, and a fire broke out in a packaging facility ■ Lebanon says at least 13 security personnel were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh