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response in Gaza. I visited a checkpoint of the Lebanese military near the occupied town of Khiam (Lebanon's national army is not a party to the conflict). The road had been blocked with
Lebanese-Israeli commentator Edy Cohen characterised the drills as part of a wider pattern that had seen Egypt assume a “soft” position towards Iran and [oppose](/news/2024/1/21/egypts-el-sisi-says-cairo-will-not-allow-any-threat-to-somalia) Israel’s recognition of the strategically important territory
government has outlawed Hezbollah’s military wing, expelled the Iranian ambassador and ordered the authorities to identify, arrest and deport members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Some of these moves were performative
Lebanese people have also been killed, as well as 23 Israelis and dozens of people across the Gulf region. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is triggering a global upwards shift
response was also a retaliation for the Israeli-US killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two days earlier. Israel has killed 2,294 people in Lebanon since March 2, including [journalists](/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil
attacks despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. Meanwhile, Washington is awaiting Tehran’s response to its latest proposal to end the US-Israel war on Iran, which entered day 72 on Sunday. Here
attack on Lebanon was an unwelcome disruptor to efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region. ## De-escalating Middle East tensions The Italian government’s decision to suspend its defence agreement with Israel “must
response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei](/news/2026/2/28/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-the-leader-who-shaped-irans-defiance) in the first strikes on Tehran. Up until then, the Iran-backed, Lebanese-armed group had not attacked Israel since a November
government of then-Prime Minister [Naftali Bennett](/news/2026/4/27/analysis-bennett-lapid-alliance-attempt-to-unseat-israels-netanyahu) pushing to portray itself as uncompromising against Palestinians amid criticism from the right. Before the genocidal war on Gaza that broke out in October
attacks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah as part of any permanent agreement. Other demands from the Iranian delegation included the release of $6 billion in frozen assets, guarantees around its nuclear program
government to respond by Friday, but Tehran says it is still reviewing the offer and insists any agreement must be “fair and comprehensive”. Washington floated a 14-point proposal earlier this week, which requires Iran
government has pushed for a ceasefire before entering bigger diplomatic negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah opposes the talks. Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon in 2024, but U.N. peacekeepers recorded more than
government has pushed for a ceasefire before entering bigger diplomatic negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah opposes the talks. Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon in 2024, but U.N. peacekeepers recorded more than
government officials and the Israeli military that it was still too dangerous to return home. The war has displaced around 1.2 million people in Lebanon, [according to United Nations](https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167268) and Lebanese figures
attacked three commercial vessels in the narrow waterway and seized two of them, further tightening its grip on one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Lebanon, meanwhile, is set to pursue an extension
government – which says it is committed to disarming the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group – called for direct talks early on. Last week, Israel announced its approval of talks. Lebanon hopes for a ceasefire as a prerequisite