(2026-04-15). Thursday 4/16: Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine – Human Billboard for Gaza. indybay.org El Cerrito Plaza, San Pablo & Carlson…
(2026-04-15). Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . . and Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba . . . asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A massive Stop Wars Aotearoa coalition rally and march on the US Consulate took place in Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau last Saturday, 11 April 2026. "We're going to stand up for the people of Iran, stand up for the people of Palestine, stand up for the people of Lebanon, stand up for the…
(2026-04-15). Friday 4/17: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine…
(2026-04-15). War Pollutants May Be Poisoning a Generation of Mothers and Their Babies in Gaza. truthout.org In Gaza, the effects of war do not end when the bombing stops. Beyond the rubble and debris, a silent health crisis is emerging affecting the most vulnerable, particularly pregnant women and their children. Since the start of Israel's assault on Gaza in 2023, maternity wards have reported alarming increases in miscarriages, premature births, and rare congenital disabilities. |
(2026-04-15). Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza. aljazeera.com
(2026-04-15). Facing Heckler, Vance Brags About Gaza "Ceasefire" That Groups Say Is a Failure. truthout.org Facing an anti-war heckler on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance bragged about the Trump administration's role in implementing a ceasefire agreement in Gaza — a "ceasefire" that human rights groups said this week is an overwhelming failure, as Israel continues to bomb Palestinians on a near-daily basis. As the vice president absurdly warned Pope Leo XIV to "be careful when he talks about… |
(2026-04-15). Thursday 4/16: Power Half-Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2026-04-15). Gaza: Israeli sniper kills Palestinian schoolgirl in front of classmates. ummid.com Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a Palestinian schoolgirl Thursday April 09, 2026 in front of her classmates while she was studying in a tent classroom in northern Gaza.
(2026-04-14). Facing a Tuesday deadline, Hamas still opposes Board of disarmament plan. haaretz.com A Board of Peace representative met with Hamas' chief negotiator to discuss phase two of Trump's Gaza plan, but sources tell Haaretz no breakthroughs were made. Hamas officials said without guarantees that Israel implements phase one of the cease-fire plan, disarmament is not on the table…
(2026-04-15). Overcoming barriers: Helping Hebron residents in the West Bank thrive despite movement restrictions. icrc.org
(2026-04-15). South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador. aljazeera.com Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.
(2026-04-15). Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video now 'banned'. asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch The war on Iran is not only being fought on the battlefield, reports France24 — it is also playing out online. Iran's state media recently took a leaf out of the White House's own social media playbook, mocking US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an AI-generated propaganda…
(2026-04-15). Italy suspends defence pact with Israel over Netanyahu's war mongering. ummid.com In a major setback for Netanyahu-led far right Zionist regime, Italy has suspended its defence deal with Israel over the ongoing war in the Middle East.
(2026-04-15). Israeli military continues to strike Hezbollah amid Lebanon peace talks, Netanyahu says. al-monitor.com JERUSALEM, April 15 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday the Israeli military continued to strike at Hezbollah and was about to overcome what he described as the militia's stronghold of Bint Jbeil, as pressure mounted for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.In a video statement, Netanyahu said he has instructed the military to continue reinforcing the security zone in southern Lebanon while at the same time negotiating a peace deal with Beirut.
(2026-04-14). Iran criticises YouTube ban on LEGO-style war satire channel. tribune.com.pk 
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the ban imposed on the YouTube account making popular LEGO propaganda videos against Trump and Netanyahu's war on Iran, Al Jazeera reported. He said the ban was a move to suppress "the truth" about the US-Israel war on Iran. | In a land that proudly hosts Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, and The Walt Disney Company, an independent animated YouTube channel — which had organically grown by depicting U.S. aggression & warmongering, and garnered millions of viewers — was abruptly shut down!! | Why?! | Simply to… pic.twitter.com/uCznwWgeNr…
(2026-04-14). After 'Hitler taunt', Turkey launches all-out strike on Netanyahu: 'Ankara is their new enemy…'. hindustantimes.com Tensions between Turkey and Israel are rapidly escalating as Ankara issues sharp warnings against Benjamin Netanyahu amid the broader Iran conflict. Hakan Fidan accused Israel of seeking a "new enemy" after Iran, hinting that Turkey could be next in line. The rhetoric marks a serious strain within the wider Western alliance framework, with a NATO member openly criticising Israel's actions and cautioning against further regional escalation.
(2026-04-14). Trump And Netanyahu: twin autocrats leading the war on Iran. onlineopinion.com.au Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power.
(2026-04-15). White House denies U.S. requested ceasefire, says new talks may happen in Pakistan. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Reports that the White House has requested a ceasefire in the Iran war are wrong, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday but added that discussions about a second round of talks with the Iranians were ongoing and productive.Speaking at a White House press briefing, Leavitt said any fresh talks would likely be in Pakistan again as it has emerged as the "only mediator" in the effort to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
(2026-04-15). Trump says Iran war is 'close to over' amid optimism about next round of talks in Islamabad. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump, in an interview to be aired on Wednesday, said the US-Israeli war on Iran is "close to over." | "I think it's close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over," Trump told Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo when asked if the war is "over." A video excerpt of the interview was shared on X. | US President Donald Trump says the war with Iran is "close to over." | pic.twitter.com/VCt6OC9Ata | — Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) April 15, 2026 | "You know what, if I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country, and we're not finished. W…
(2026-04-15). Canada, UK, Australia and Japan call for 'urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon'. tribune.com.pk 
Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and six other countries condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Tuesday while calling "for an urgent end to hostilities" in the country where Israeli attacks have killed over 2,000 people since March. | "Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and the United Kingdom remain deeply concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation and displacement crisis in Lebanon," the countries said in a joint statement without directly mentioning US ally Israel or Iran-backed Hezbollah. | The statement comes after the deaths of…
(2026-04-15). US targets oil transportation infrastructure with sanctions. al-monitor.com April 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it was targeting Iran's oil transportation infrastructure by imposing sanctions on more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels.The sanctions target a network of Iranian oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Hossein Shamkhani is the son of Ali Shamkhani, a key figure in Iran's security and nuclear policymaking who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28.
(2026-04-15). Israeli attacks prevent Lebanese from burying their dead in ancestral lands. al-monitor.com By Nazih Osseiran and Jihed AbidellaouiBEIRUT April 15 – Brothers Ali and Wael Sabbagh stood facing the remains of the building that contained their family home for more than 50 years.The site was pounded into rubble by Israeli strikes last week in an attack that killed their mother, brother, and the family's helper.
(2026-04-15). UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks. truthout.org A group of nearly two dozen UN human rights experts has called for all UN members to end weapons transfers to Israel, condemning Israel's bombing and invasion of Lebanon, especially after the Israeli military's massive bombardment of the country after the U.S. and Iran announced a temporary ceasefire deal last week. "We are witnessing the continuing utmost contempt for the international legal… |
(2026-04-15). Iran Says YouTube Is Trying to 'Suppress the Truth' By Banning AI Lego-Style Videos Mocking US-Israeli War. scheerpost.com Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Iran's foreign ministry is accusing YouTube of trying to "suppress the truth" by banning the account responsible for a series of viral Lego-style animations mocking the US-Israeli war. The small team known as Explosive Media has racked up tens of millions of views across several platforms, with slickly produced music videos mercilessly …
(2026-04-15). Ervand Abrahamian: Iran Under Fire. newleftreview.org One of modern Iran's leading historians provides a critical anatomy of the power structures of the Islamic Republic, on the eve of war—and a scathing denunciation of the long-incubated American-Israeli assault on the country, calculated to bring about Syria-style disintegration and civil war.
(2026-04-15). Apple Maps not featuring all of Lebanon is a 'colonial' act. thecanary.co 
Apple Maps has drawn condemnation over its satellite software displaying vast blank areas across Lebanon and missing most Lebanese settlements. Although apparently not a new feature, the discovery comes as Lebanon faces repeated Israeli bombings, ground invasions and an expanded genocidal assault on its civilian populations. Apple: 'rotten to its core' A viral X post […] | By
(2026-04-15). Israel says France is a positive in Lebanon talks. haaretz.com Israeli ambassador criticized France's role in negotiations after first direct Israel-Lebanon talks in decades…
(2026-04-15). Israeli strikes kill 9 in southern Lebanon, state media says. tribune.com.pk 
Nine people were killed, and three others were injured, on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. | Civil Defence teams and the Islamic Risala Scout Association recovered four bodies and rescued three wounded from the rubble after an airstrike hit the Al-Khodra complex in the Qadmous area, the agency said. | In the town of Ansariyeh, five people were killed in a dawn strike, the agency reported. Another Israeli attack struck a vehicle in the Saadiyat area in Mount Lebanon, it added. | The US, Israel and Lebanon agreed to begin…
(2026-04-14). Iraq focuses on political appointees, economic challenges amid Iran ceasefire. longwarjournal.org Baghdad is shifting toward political stabilization and economic challenges during the fragile post-conflict phase that follows more than a month of US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian-backed militia attacks in Iraq. After hundreds of militia attacks, including strikes on US and Kurdish targets, Iraq is moving forward with long-delayed political appointments, including choosing a new president.
(2026-04-14). Nobody's 'Obsessed' With Israel‚Ää—‚ÄäIt's Just A Uniquely Horrible Country. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Apr 12, 2026 | Have you ever noticed how the same people who accuse Israel's critics of "obsession" with a tiny insignificant country will also fall all over themselves to tell you that Israel is an indispensable ally whose interests are inextricably intertwined with the interests of western civilization? | Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar