It has now been 913 days since Israel began its 2023 genocide on the Palestinian people. Below is a roundup of news from Monday, April 6, 2026.
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
ISRAEL-US WAR ON IRAN – NEWS & HEADLINES:
It can not be overemphasized that Israel has been the impetus behind US policies and actions vis-a-vis Iran for years. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing the US to attack Iran for decades, using lies and deception. Under President Trump, he got his wish.
The American people have made clear that they do not want to go to war with Iran, but Israel partisans and the Israel lobby use their massive political clout to bring about whatever is beneficial to Israel – including putting the US military in harm’s way. For more background on Israel’s role in American wars, watch IAK’s short film, “The Israeli Hit List.”
Iran rejects temporary ceasefire, sends proposal on ending war: Iran has reportedly rejected a temporary ceasefire, calling instead for a permanent resolution. Their 10-point proposal includes demands such as an end to hostilities in the region, a framework to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstruction, and the lifting of sanctions. President Trump described Iran’s response to a US peace proposal as a “significant step” though still falling short, with the Tuesday 8 pm EDT looming.
Netanyahu urges Trump against Iran ceasefire: Report: Israeli premier warns of risks of truce while Trump says ceasefire possible if Tehran meets US demands, including handing over enriched uranium, US media say.
Israel preparing major escalation against Iran once Trump’s deadline expires
WHO warns of catastrophic risks after strike on Bushehr nuclear plant: Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said he shares the concerns of the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding the safety of nuclear facilities in Iran. He stressed that any attack on a nuclear site could trigger a nuclear accident with long-term and far-reaching health consequences. “The recent attack on the Bushehr nuclear plant is a stark reminder,” Tedros said.
Trump claims, without proof, Iranians welcome US strikes on infrastructure: Trump claimed that intercepted communications in Iran said, “Please keep bombing.” He added, “These are people that are living where the bombs are exploding.” He insisted they would be “willing to suffer” the loss of power and basic services in order to achieve freedom from the Islamic Republic.
US-Israeli strikes hit Iran’s most prominent tech university, target AI infrastructure: US and Israeli strikes have hit Iran’s Sharif University of Technology in Tehran (SUT), known as the “MIT of Iran,” the country’s leading technological and engineering university, damaging key facilities and targeting Iran’s national artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure on 3 April.
US-Israeli strikes ‘completely destroy’ synagogue in Tehran: Footage released by local media outlets appeared to show rescue workers looking through the rubble of the building, with Hebrew liturgical texts strewn on the ground. Israel and the US have yet to comment on the strike, which comes during the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Planet Labs enforces indefinite blackout on Iran war imagery at White House request: The move stifles independent verification of Iranian damage to US assets, framed by Washington as a measure to protect ‘vulnerable military positions.’
US lawmaker moves to impeach defense secretary over Iran war
DEATH TOLL – WAR ON IRAN (tentative):
- United States: 13 (this number is believed by some to be an undercount)
- Iran: at least 3,546 (1,616 civilian, 1,219 military, 711 unclassified; at least 244 children)
- Israel: 30 (including 11 Israeli soldiers, and 1 friendly fire – including both Iran and Lebanon-related deaths)
- Arab states (including Palestine, excluding Lebanon), at least 144
ISRAEL’S WAR ON LEBANON – NEWS & HEADLINES:
Although Israel signed a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon in November 2024, Israel has attacked Lebanon almost every day since, committing over 10,000 air and ground violations – the most violated ceasefire deal in recorded history – and killing at least 397. Additionally, Israel continues to occupy five Lebanese hilltops seized during the latest war, and other Lebanese areas it has held for decades. (Read about UNIFIL, the UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, here.)
Israel destroys southern Lebanon towns, hits ‘safe’ areas around Beirut
‘They want to create a rift’: Israeli attacks deepen Lebanon fissures: Lebanon is becoming increasingly divided between those who blame Israel for relentlessly attacking Lebanon since October 2023, and those who blame Hezbollah for drawing Israeli wrath. The latter have often taken out their anger on members of the internally displaced community. Many displaced people have said they are being discriminated against, regardless of whether they support Hezbollah.
Israel’s attacks devastate over a fifth of Lebanon farmland, minister says: Israel’s escalating attacks have devastated over a fifth of Lebanon’s farmland, crippling food production and driving prices sharply higher.
Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon’s health care system, as it did Gaza’s
ISRAELI MEDIA: IDF Not Planning to Advance Deeper Into Lebanon, Senior Military Officers Say
DEATH TOLL – WAR ON LEBANON (tentative):
- In Lebanon, at least 1,497 people have been killed (130 children and 101 women, 57 healthcare workers).
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM GAZA:
For some basic info on the Palestine-Israel conflict, go here. For more critical context, skim this, this, and this. To read about a remarkable but underreported, 20-month-long peaceful protest in Gaza against Israel, go here.
At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded by Israeli army fire in the Gaza Strip on Monday, in another violation of a ceasefire in effect since last October.
WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contract worker killed*: The agency’s chief posted on social media Monday, “@WHO is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in Gaza was killed today during a security incident…Following the incident, WHO suspended today’s medical evacuation of patients from Gaza via Rafah to Egypt. Medical evacuations will remain suspended until further notice.”
*NOTE: Based on reports from the Government Media Office in Gaza as of March 18, 2026, Israeli forces committed at least 2,073 violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
Race against time to save Gaza’s historic Omari Mosque
Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza’s Banking System Have Led to a Currency Crisis: Cash has become excruciatingly difficult to access in Gaza, even if you have money in the bank.
DEATH TOLL – GAZA GENOCIDE (tentative):
- At least 723 since ceasefire began Oct. 11, 2025
- At least 72,291 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls) since Oct. 7, 2023
- More statistics below
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM:
Every day, Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem endure dozens of incidents like the ones below, at the hands of Israeli soldiers and/or settlers. For background on the West Bank, read this and this. For information on the significance of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, read this and this.)
Ben Gvir raids Al-Aqsa as Israel plans to reopen mosque to settler incursions*: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday while Muslims remain barred, as police reportedly prepare a plan to admit up to 150 Israelis or Muslims at a time, which has drawn widespread criticism from Palestinian bodies, which would place Ben Gvir in effective control of the mosque’s affairs,
*NOTE: Anyone can visit the Al Aqsa Mosque grounds, but only Muslims are allowed to pray there, according to an understanding known as the ‘status quo agreement,’ under which, since 1967, Israel has formally pledged to allow Muslims to pray at the site, while Jews pray at the Western Wall below.
In practice, however, restrictions have steadily eroded, particularly since 2023 (after extremist Itamar Ben Gvir became Minister of National Security). Many Palestinians fear this erosion will lead to open conflict.
Palestine calls for urgent sanctions on Israeli occupiers after attacks on West Bank villages: Dozens of Israeli occupiers reportedly attacked the two villages near Nablus before dawn, setting fire to homes and vehicles and injuring 10 Palestinians. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called for urgent international sanctions on Israeli occupiers and the settlement system.
ISRAELI MEDIA: For the first time, an illegal settlement outpost has been established inside Jerusalem’s city limits. Residents of two nearby Palestinian villages said the settlers attacked them with stones and tear gas, preventing them from pasturing their sheep. Following clashes between them on Sunday, four Palestinians were arrested. Another four were wounded.
Israeli Forces Abduct Many Palestinians Across West Bank
Soldiers Invade Al‑Fawwar Near Hebron
Israeli Colonizers Assault Farmers, Families in West Bank
Israeli Forces Shoot One, Abduct One Near Jenin
Jerusalem Man Forced To Demolish His Home
Colonizers Assault Farmers, Injure Pregnant Woman
Including A Child, Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Jerusalem
DEATH TOLL – WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM (tentative):
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM ISRAEL:
Israel is a tiny country, about the size of New Jersey, with a population smaller than the US state of Georgia – about 10 million (of which about 20 percent are Palestinians), yet it is in the news constantly. As has been demonstrated again and again, however, mainstream media rarely covers Israel news accurately. IAK gets the facts – sometimes from Israeli media sites, where we can get a glimpse inside this country that is rife with turmoil and contradictions, and that receives $63 million a day from America.
ISRAELI MEDIA: ‘Israel Presses on With Occupation, Annexation’: Palestinians Warn of Neglect Amid Iran War: While the Israel-U.S. coalition is at war with Iran, the future of Gaza remains unclear. ‘If there was some degree of international pressure before the war with Iran, now no one is paying attention and Israel is continuing on its course.’
Israeli forces shell farmland in Syria*’s Quneitra countryside
*NOTE: Although Israel is not at war with Syria, the Israeli army has carried out over 1,000 airstrikes and 400 cross-border raids on Syria since December 2024.
MORE NEWS & HEADLINES:
The Democratic Party debate over Hasan Piker is really a fight over Palestine’s new place in U.S. politics: The moral panic over Hasan Piker’s involvement with the Democratic Party is really about Palestine’s growing influence in U.S. politics. While Israel supporters might want to ban him and Palestine from the discourse, they’ve already lost the fight.
Chapman University reportedly adopts IHRA definition* of antisemitism: A spokesman for the private school told a reporter that the school considers the “definition and accompanying illustrative examples to the extent it may be useful in a particular case.”
*NOTE: Pro-Israel organizations consistently work to silence Palestine advocacy on campus and elsewhere, violating the right of free speech. One strategy they use is to pressure institutions to officially adopt the IHRA “definition” of antisemitism, which defines legitimate criticism of Israel as antisemitic. Read more about the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which curtails legitimate criticism of Israel, here and here.
Greenpeace ship to join upcoming Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza: ‘Largest-yet’ flotilla plans to set sail from Barcelona this weekend, seeking to break Israel’s years-long blockade of Israeli enclave.
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
Trump says Iran deal possible by Monday or Tuesday, threatens to blow ‘everything up’ if talks fail
At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday
Jerusalem Governorate reports 7 attempts by Jews to bring sacrificial animals into Al-Aqsa Mosque
Trump’s Spiritual Advisor Says Donate 10% of Your Income to Help Israel
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – APRIL 6, 2026*:
- At least 73,434 Palestinians killed, 183,768 injured – including:
- Gaza: at least 72,291 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls), 172,068 injured
- West Bank/East Jerusalem: at least 1,143 killed (~232 children), 11,700 injured
*NOTE: Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 8,000 more are still buried under rubble (some sources put the number of missing as high as 14,000); 3,000 more are reportedly missing. Only the dead who are brought to hospitals are included in the official fatality count. Additionally, the numbers of injured are very conservative estimates.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – April 6, 2026: ~1,661 – including ~1,139** on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 472 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, about 52 military and civilians (by one count, there have been 59 victims) in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel (these numbers do not include deaths from the conflicts with Lebanon or Iran).
By one count, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 282 Palestinian journalists and media workers (most recent March 9, 2026; other groups have tallied between 215 and 356 Palestinian journalists killed – depending on the criteria used). Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (all on October 7, 2023).
**NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.
- Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
- U.N. experts demand Israel release prominent Gaza doctor after reports of ‘severe torture’
- Israel’s Latest Genocide Is Against the Shias of Lebanon. Why Is the World Silent?
- How Eliot Cohen’s influence over U.S. war-making paved the way for Trump’s war crimes in Iran
- Israelis don’t pay for the weapons we ‘sell’ to them — US taxpayers do
- While Distancing from AIPAC, Most 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Are Still Embracing Israel
- A brief history of the Israeli nuclear program, the open secret at the heart of the Iran war
- Israeli Settlers Killed a Palestinian Farmer on His Own Land, in Front of His Father. Yes, Again
- The US-Israeli War on Science is an Assault on our Future
- 100+ International Law Experts Say US Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter, Could Be War Crimes
- ‘Vile, Horrifying, Evil’: Trump Threatens to Bomb Nation of 90 Million People ‘Back to the Stone Ages’
- The Axis of Resistance: Islamic Liberation Theology and the Struggle for Freedom
- Antisemitism’s Misdirection: Who Gets Hurt?
- The Big Lie of Weeks/Months to an Iranian Nuke
- Autistic children in Gaza face massive regression as Israel’s genocide destroys therapy, care and stability
