Pentagon chief Hegseth warns Iran blockade to last ‘as long as takes’
US urges resolution through talks, but says Washington ‘locked and loaded’ to resume attacks.

US urges resolution through talks, but says Washington ‘locked and loaded’ to resume attacks.








The Israeli army has bombed buildings in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district.

A European Union petition is on track to trigger a formal review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Fourth Senate War Powers vote – first since Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilisation – fails to gain traction.
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Marwan Barghouti’s son is challenging human rights groups to do more to stop Israel’s abuse of Palestinian prisoners.
The experts call Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon on April 8 ‘a blatant violation of the UN Charter’.

Israel’s High Court heard petitions to oust Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
After the failure in Gaza and Iran, the Israeli prime minister hopes he can be triumphant in Lebanon.
Italy’s decision has little immediate impact, but marks an unprecedented U-turn by one of Israel’s staunchest allies.

Italian magazine cover showing an armed Israeli settler grinning at a Palestinian woman has sparked backlash from Israel
The weaponisation of logistics has caused severe shortage of fuel, food and medicines piling misery on Palestinians.