Benjamin Netanyahu

A White House spokesperson has reported that Israel and Lebanon will begin a second round of negotiations on 23 April, which will be resumed by Washington.

The leader of Hezbollah has condemned the negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on the grounds that Israel "has not complied with a single clause" of the ceasefire agreed in November 2024.

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has reported from Arad that Iran has committed war crimes there in the last 24 hours by attacking civilian areas without "military involvement."

On Thursday, the Israeli Government threatened to "take" Lebanon in order to deal with Hezbollah's "threat."  "We promised peace and security to the communities of , and that is exactly what we are going to do," Israel stressed.

 Mojtaba Khameni has stressed that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz must continue, "in order to put pressure on the enemy", following the attacks on the ships of the area  . "Thearmed forces of Rango have taken away the hope of subduing the country, and possibly dividing the enemy ", AS.

"There are many indications that Khamenei is not alive," the Israeli prime minister said, following the US-Israel attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday.

It is one of the world's leading commercial fuel routes, from which about 20% of the world's oil and gas production is transported, and an average of 144 ships travel every day.

Trump has been threatening to attack Iran for weeks if no agreement is reached to limit his nuclear program, while Tehran says it has only peaceful targets. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel next week to meet with Netanyahu's government.

On the verge of meeting this Wednesday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US President Donald Trump, the Israeli Prime Minister has met with representatives of the United States Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. 

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Israel's acceptance of Somaliland, in addition to fueling decades of secessionist conflict, incorporates an unstable new piece into the complex geostrategic table of alliances and hostilities in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.

The two leaders will meet for the fifth time this year. Unlike previous appointments, there seems to be a certain distance between them this time because, according to various sources, they do not have the same position on the departure of Iran or Israeli troops from Gaza. 

On the other hand, the Gaza Government has accused Israel of allowing only 41% of humanitarian aid to enter even though the ceasefire is in effect. Netanyahu is already on his way to the US to meet Donald Trump on Monday.

The prime minister has argued the "national interest" in the midst of the Israeli political crisis and has received the support of his ministers while the country remains polarized by the judicial process.

A delegation from the Palestinian movement has arrived in Cairo to discuss the escalation of Israeli attacks, while Israel has announced that it has killed Hamas commander Alaa Al-Hadidi in the Strip.

On Friday, the US mission to the UN issued a communiqué endorsing a draft Security Council resolution that will be voted on on Monday, citing a possible way to create a state in Palestine.

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This decision comes shortly after the alleged attack on Israeli troops in the south of the Strip.

Vice President JD Vance is in Israel with the goal of strengthening the peace plan, as Hamas and the Israeli Government accuse each other of breaking the agreement and the ceasefire is very weak. However, Vance has been optimistic and has acknowledged that Hamas's disarmament "will take some time."