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ceasefire in Lebanon** to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week. - Progressive Democrat **Analilia Mejia** [won a New Jersey special election](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/progressive-democrat-analilia-mejia-wins-new-jersey-special-election-for-us-house) for the US House on Thursday
ceasefire brokered by the US last month](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-in-lebanon-after-excellent-conversations) between Israel and the militant Islamist movement now appears close to total collapse, complicating negotiations to bring a definitive end to the war with Iran
elections. “We must not act according to the agreements between Trump and [Mojtaba] Khamenei,” Ben-Gvir said in reference to the US and Israeli leaders, while Smotrich called it a “bad deal”. Netanyahu, having spent
ceasefire was then upended by his decision on 13 April to impose a US blockade of Iran’s ports, leading Iran to reimpose its own de facto blockade. In short, Trump, expending billions of dollars
Iran is making claims to the strait, which it successfully closed shortly after the US-Israeli strikes on February 28. Most of the international community has stressed the need for maintaining free trade through Hormuz
Israeli military strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, then Iran’s supreme leader, on the war’s first day. However, any achievements in the war have fallen far short of Netanyahu’s promises of regime change
Israeli war on Iran, in addition to others since Trump was re-elected. Among the most notable dismissals was Army Chief of Staff General Randy A. George, in the first week of April. George
ceasefires” reached in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In March, when Iran was retaliating against the US-Israeli strikes by attacking US military assets and infrastructure in the Middle East, Ankara [reported](/news/2026/3/18/turkiye-says-nato-bringing-in-more-defences-after-missile-interceptions#:~:text=NATO
ceasefire – with diminishing impact on global oil prices. Trump and Netanyahu went to war together against Iran on 28 February but fell out of step within days, as soon as it was clear that
Israeli side of the border. Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters Islamabad is getting ready for what is hoped to be the latest round of talks between the US and [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), with US envoys expected
Iran. But that has not meant any de-escalation, as Israeli forces and settlers press further into Palestinian-administered areas of the occupied West Bank, deeper into civilian space in Gaza, and more aggressively into
ceasefire to Israel stopping its offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has close ties with Tehran. On Monday, Israel’s defence minister said Israel would continue to operate against Hezbollah in Lebanon and strike Beirut
ceasefire agreed with Iran a “political disaster”. ## Joining forces once again Bennett and Lapid have joined forces before, putting an end to Netanyahu’s successive 12-year tenure in a 2021 election, only to form
ceasefire would be extended to allow more time for negotiations and appeared to be suggesting that Iran’s leadership is in disarray. He added that the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz
ceasefire with Iran, in place since April 8, is now on “life support”, and members of his administration have increasingly hinted that the US could resume fighting. But analysts say for all of Trump
elect, and lost much of southern Lebanon and many of their own lives in the process. Domestically, the resulting picture is fraught and confrontational. Unlike the 2024 ceasefire agreement which also sought Hezbollah’s disarmament
ceasefire”, and the group has not been party to the talks. A truce to halt the fighting in Lebanon was meant to take hold on 17 April, but hostilities continued, with both sides justifying their
Israeli ground invasion. Turnout there was 23%, but officials cited challenges including large-scale displacement and outdated civil registry records. Hamas, which controls the half of Gaza that Israel withdrew from last year under
ceasefire struck two months ago - and threatened to suspend peace talks before the renewed strikes began. Israel has conducted strikes across Lebanon and occupied a significant portion of the south of the country
Israeli prime minister. “The greater the fury, the greater the roar, the greater the defeat,” he added, in a scathing account of Netanyahu’s strategy before and during the campaign that the US called Operation