Building collapses in Petah Tikva as damage reported in central Israel

Israel Hayom is reporting that a building collapsed in Petah Tikva after a rocket barrage from Iran hit central Israel. Damage was also reported in Givat Shmuel.

The Maariv newspaper quoted the mayor of Petah Tikva as saying that approximately 150 impact sites were recorded in the city since the start of the war on February 28. More than 1,000 apartments were damaged, two people were killed and around 160 people left their homes.

The Kann news outlet reported three impact sites in the northern coastal city of Nahariya following attacks from Lebanon. A vehicle caught fire, causing no casualties.

Israeli forces shell southern Lebanese town of Aynata with phosphorus munitions

Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that Israeli forces have shelled the town of Aynata in the south with phosphorus munitions.

Hezbollah reports new attacks on Israeli towns, army

The Lebanese armed group says its fighters launched two attacks on Shlomi and Even Menachem in northern Israel with rocket barrages.

The group also reports that its fighters targeted two Israeli helicopters with surface-to-air missiles over the southern Lebanese town of Biyyadah, forcing both aircraft to retreat from Lebanese airspace.

Two killed in Israeli raids on Lebanon’s Nabatieh

Two people have been reported killed in Israeli raids in the Nabatieh governorate of southern Lebanon.

The National News Agency reported that a drone attack killed one person in the town of Deir Zahrani. A second person was killed in the early morning hours in the town of Zibdin.

Israeli air raids were also reported in Ain Qana and Arab Salim, and a drone strike in Nabatieh al-Fawqa

Iran, Hezbollah insist on united front in ceasefire response

Iran and Hezbollah have made clear that they are one front as Tehran responded to a US ceasefire proposal. Iran’s response involves ending strikes on Lebanon and ending regional fighting against Iran’s allies.

Iran believes it has more leverage if it negotiates a regional deal and it has rejected calls by the Lebanese government to agree to some sort of ceasefire. In fact, the IRGC have been coordinating launches from Iran and Lebanon to overwhelm Israel’s air defence systems.

Israeli officials have said repeatedly that they do not see these fronts as one and that Lebanon will become their priority once the war with Iran ends.

Meanwhile, southern Lebanon is pretty much a battleground. We’ve heard about rocket fire being launched by Hezbollah across the border and while some are intercepted, some cause damage inside Israel.

Israel said its troops are now controlling the anti-tank line, preventing Hezbollah from using anti-tank missiles against communities in Israel. But rockets are still being launched by Hezbollah as Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon.

Lebanon's health minister says "hundreds dead and wounded" after Israel's attacks


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Hundreds of people have been killed and wounded in Israel’s strikes on Lebanon today, Lebanon’s health minister said, according to the country’s National News Agency.

Health minister Rakan Nassereddine said there are “hundreds dead and wounded” following Wednesday’s attacks, NNA reported.

The attacks included some of the most extensive Israeli strikes in the heart of Beirut in decades. Airstrikes targeted at least three areas in municipal Beirut, including a strike that hit close to the central seaside promenade, according to CNN’s analysis of video.

Municipal Beirut, which is predominantly Sunni and Christian, is infrequently targeted by Israel.

Another video showed a half-destroyed building in west Beirut with thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. Ambulances have been sounding out sirens nearly nonstop since the attacks began, according to CNN reporters on the ground.

For context: At least 1,530 people have been killed and 4,812 wounded since the war began, according to the latest figures from Lebanon’s Health Ministry, which were released Tuesday before the latest widespread strikes carried out by Israel.

Israeli attacks hit nine neighbourhoods in Beirut

Our colleague on the ground in Beirut says Israel’s unprecedented wave of air strikes struck nine neighbourhoods in the Lebanese capital.

‘Scale of Israeli attacks on Beirut reminiscent of 1982’

Al Jazeera Arabic’s bureau chief in Lebanon says many in the capital have been reminded today of Israel’s invasion of Beirut in 1982.

As we’ve been reporting, Israel bombed nearly 10 locations in the Lebanese capital, outside of its southern suburbs, to which strikes are usually limited, and dozens of other locations across the country, all in the span of 10 minutes.

The Israeli army described the attacks as their heaviest on Lebanon since the conflict escalated on March 2.

‘So much destruction, many casualties’ in Lebanon: NRC chief

Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says colleagues are “reporting horrifying scenes of so much destruction and many casualties” amid Israel’s intensified bombardment of Beirut and other parts of Lebanon.

“Israel and Hezbollah must commit to stopping their attacks, and Israel must withdraw from the Lebanese villages and territory it currently occupies,” he wrote on X. Egeland added that while the US-Iran ceasfire deal offers “a welcome reprieve for civilians across Iran, the Gulf and beyond”, it must not “be a short-lived window of hope before renewed violence”.

Ceasefire in Israel means escalation.

Why we're sailing to Gaza | Global Sumud Flotilla press conference

Three partipants in the Global Sumud Flotilla — Zack Schofield, Ethan Floyd and Jayden Kitchener-Waters — and supporters held a press conference in Gadigal Country/Sydney on April 8 ahead of their departure.

They highlighted the importance of this urgent mission to deliver critical humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel's blockade. This will be the largest flotilla so far.

They were joined by author Clementine Ford, Greens Senator David Shoebridge, NSW Greens MLC Sue Higginson, Sheikh Wesam Charkawi and Michelle Berkon, from Jews Against the Occupation ’48.

Top Palestinian child rights organisation closes under pressure from Israel

Defense for Children International – Palestine has announced that it has been forced to cease operations after 35 years of defending Palestinian childrens’ rights due to “Israel’s targeted criminalisation of Palestinian human rights organisations.”

“Palestinian children are living through genocide, apartheid, military occupation, and the rapid expansion of illegal Israeli settlements,” the organisation said in a statement announcing its closure.

“For decades DCIP has worked relentlessly to protect Palestinian children against all odd. Now, we look to others to take up the charge and fight for the future that Palestinian children deserve.”

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— Defense for Children (@DCIPalestine) April 7, 2026

Israeli forces open fire, injuring Palestinian child in West Bank raid

The Israeli army has wounded a Palestinian child after opening fire during a raid on the Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews transferred a 15-year-old boy to the hospital after he was shot with live ammunition during the raid on the camp south of Hebron.

Israeli forces also raided the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, firing stun grenades and tear gas. There have been no reports of injuries or arrests.

In a separate incident in the Jordan Valley, the Red Crescent said another Palestinian was taken to hospital after being beaten by Israeli settlers in the Ain Shabab area.

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Iran condemns Israeli attacks, demands US adherence to Lebanon ceasefire deal

The holding of talks to end the war is contingent on America’s adherence to ceasefire commitments on all fronts, especially in Lebanon, says Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei.

Here are some of the major talking points from his briefing with reporters:

• Strongly condemned Israeli attacks in Lebanon
• The cessation of the war in Lebanon is an integral part of the ceasefire agreement proposed by Pakistan
• Pakistan’s PM clearly stated that the US is committed to stopping the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon
• Any action or stance contrary to this commitment constitutes US failure to adhere to its commitment.

Southern Lebanon faces ongoing strikes with intense fighting near Bint Jbeil town

This morning, there were two deadly strikes in the south of Lebanon, one here in Tyre and the other in Sidon. The combined number of casualties was 17.

There have been reports throughout the southern part of ongoing strikes in Nabatieh.

There were reports of strikes near a hospital in Toul. There was also renewed intense fighting to take the town of Bint Jbeil. This is a very strategic town, a symbolic town, just a few kilometres from the Blue Line.

Israeli troops have spent the last six weeks or so trying to besiege the town and enter it, but Hezbollah has put up a very strong defence. And that fighting has intensified today.

The Israeli defence minister says Hezbollah has reached out to Israel saying that they would like a ceasefire and that they want Lebanon separated from Iran in terms of military fronts.

Lebanon hospitals may run out of vital supplies within days: WHO

Some ⁠of ⁠Lebanon’s hospitals could run out of life-saving trauma ⁠medical kits within days as supplies ⁠near depletion following mass casualties from large-scale Israeli strikes over the past ‌day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

“Some of the trauma management supplies were in short [supply] ⁠and we may run ⁠out in a few days,” Dr Abdinasir Abubakar, the ⁠WHO’s representative in Lebanon, told the Reuters news agency.

The ⁠life-saving trauma kits include bandages, antibiotics and anaesthetics to treat ‌patients who sustained war-related injuries, he said.

Israel just passed largest West Bank settlement approvals in history

That is 34 new settlements across the occupied West Bank approved by the Israeli government under the fog of war.

Secrecy surrounds the decision at the request of the US administration, according to the latest Israeli reporting.

What that means is that these settlements will be established not just in areas where there may be no Palestinian residents, but still in the occupied West Bank, and even in areas under the purview of Palestinian cities labelled so-called area A under full Palestinian control.

It is unprecedented, but it is in line with the Israeli coalition programme, adopted back in 2022, for a full annexation of the occupied West Bank. That means this government has approved 103 new settlements since its founding.

Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza

Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip.

Wishah, a correspondent in Gaza for Al Jazeera Mubasher, was killed on Wednesday after the attack hit a car he was travelling in on al-Rashid Street, the coastal road that runs west of Gaza City. The air strike caused the car to burst into flames, sources told Al Jazeera.

Israel has been targeting journalists in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of its genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023. The Gaza Government Media Office says at least 262 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since then.

Civilians under fire by gangs in Gaza: What happened in Maghazi?

The gunfight the Nteel family was terrifyingly caught up in on Monday was just one part of a series of raids and clashes by armed gang members on the east side of the camp, which resulted in the killing of at least 10 Palestinians and the injury of dozens more that day, according to Al-Aqsa Hospital reports.

The Ministry of Health also reported 10 deaths in the violence in Maghazi as well as 44 people injured on Monday. Local people claim the armed men were provided with cover and support by Israeli forces.

The attack began when armed groups approached from the direction of the yellow line, moving towards civilian homes and the Al-Maghazi Preparatory Boys School, run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which is sheltering large numbers of displaced people.

The groups are spread geographically across Gaza, operating near front lines, where they have taken advantage of the collapse in security caused by the war. Analysts say reports indicate they mostly consist of small numbers and operate outside traditional structures.

There is one in the far north, in Beit Lahiya; and a second, also in the north, in eastern Gaza City, particularly Shujayea. In central Gaza, mostly east of Deir al-Balah, there is a third group responsible for the Maghazi attack. In the south, there is a fourth group in eastern Khan Younis. There is also a fifth group in the south, in Rafah.

These groups appear to operate near areas along the “yellow line”.

The Gaza Centre for Human Rights claims that Israel is increasingly supporting these groups to carry out operations within densely populated camps and neighbourhoods.

It said armed drones provided direct support on Monday, firing heavily and randomly into alleys in the camp to aid the armed men’s withdrawal. The centre added that it has documented previous violence by these groups, including looting of aid convoys, kidnappings, torture and killings, with cover or support from the Israeli army.

Legally, it pointed out, forming and supporting such armed groups constitutes a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. Israel ratified the Geneva Conventions in 1951.

The emergence of these armed groups in Gaza represents a “dangerous escalation and evasion of legal responsibility”, the human rights group said. It called on the international community and the United Nations to launch an urgent independent investigation, hold those responsible accountable, and ensure effective protection for civilians.

Israel bombed Gaza on 36 of the past 40 days while the war raged in Iran

The United States and Iran agreed on Wednesday to a two-week ceasefire following 40 days of war, with talks set to begin on Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan.

But since February 28, when Israel and the US began bombing Iran, Israel has also, on a near-daily basis, launched attacks on Lebanon, Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Since the declaration of a “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip six months ago, Israel has violated the agreement thousands of times, with attacks on a nearly daily basis.

Over the past 40 days, Israel has not only continued bombing Gaza, but has also closed the Rafah crossing and withheld life‑saving food and medical supplies.

According to an analysis by Al Jazeera, Israel has attacked Gaza on 36 out of the past 40 days, meaning there were only four days on which no violent attacks, deaths or injuries were reported in the Strip.

Between February 28 and April 8, Israeli attacks killed at least 107 people in Gaza and injured 342 others. Since the “ceasefire” in Gaza took effect six months ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 738 people and injured more than 2,000.

In total, since launching its genocidal war on Gaza, Israel has killed or injured at least 10 percent of the Strip’s population, killing more than 72,000 people, the majority of them women and children, and injuring at least 172,000 others, with thousands more buried under the rubble and presumed dead.

Only 8 percent medically evacuated

On February 28, the day Israel and the US began strikes on Iran, Israeli authorities closed all crossings into Gaza, halting the transfer of wounded patients abroad and suspending medical evacuations.

Among them was Rafah crossing, Gaza’s sole gateway to the outside world through Egypt, which was supposed to open under the US-brokered 20-point ceasefire plan for the Strip. Based on the agreement, 50 patients per day, plus their companions – typically one or two per patient – were supposed to be allowed out of the enclave for treatment.

More than two years of Israeli attacks have left thousands injured and in need of urgent medical treatment. According to OCHA, more than 18,500 critical patients, including 4,000 children, require medical evacuations.

On March 19, Israeli authorities announced the resumption of limited medical evacuations through Rafah.

According to the Gaza Media Office, since February 28, 625 out of 7,800 travellers have been permitted to leave Gaza for treatment – about 8 percent of the agreed number.

Twenty percent of trucks allowed to enter Gaza

Israel has continued to limit urgent food and medical supplies, exacerbating severe shortages and deepening a humanitarian crisis.

According to the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), the global hunger monitor, more than three-quarters (77 percent) of the population in Gaza are facing high levels of acute food insecurity.

Of the 1.6 million people analysed by IPC:

• 475,000 people are in Phase 2, food stress.
• 1,027,790 people are in Phase 3, food crisis.
• 570,980 people are in Phase 4, food emergency.
• 1,885 people are in Phase 5, famine.

According to the Gaza Media Office, since the US-Israel war on Iran began, Israel has allowed only 4,999 of the 23,400 trucks stipulated in the ceasefire agreement into the Strip – just one-fifth of the promised deliveries.