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Update on the situation, Tuesday April 16 at the end of the day

  • Israeli army carries out raids against Hezbollah members

The army announces having killed Ismaïl Youssef Baz, commander of the coastal sector of the military branch of Hezbollah, in the Aïn Baal region, in Lebanon. Another Hezbollah fighter is dead in an attack attributed to the Israeli army in the locality of Chehabiyeh. Previously, two Hezbollah drones exploded in Israel.

  • Washington ready to strengthen sanctions against Iran

Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, said that “Treasury will not hesitate to work with our allies to use our sanctions authority to continue to disrupt the Iranian regime’s malign and destabilizing activities”.

  • Israel warns that Iran will “not emerge unscathed” from its attack

The Israeli army has warned Iran after the unprecedented attack it launched Saturday evening against Israel in response to a strike on its consulate in Damascus. “We cannot stand idly by in the face of such aggression, Iran will not emerge unscathed” of its attack, army spokesman Daniel Hagari said during a media visit to a base in southern Israel.

  • Iran warns that “the slightest action” of Israel will lead to a response from it

Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi said that “the slightest action” of Israel against “Iran’s interests” would cause “a harsh response” of his country, according to a press release published Tuesday by the Iranian presidency, distributed by Iranian news agency ISNA. Israel promised “a response” to the massive attack launched by Iran during the night from Saturday to Sunday on Israeli territory.

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that Benjamin Netanyahu is “mainly responsible” for Iran’s attack on Israel

During a speech to the nation, after his cabinet meeting, broadcast on television, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoganattacked the Israeli prime minister. “Israel’s targeting of the Iranian embassy in Damascus in violation of international law and the Vienna Convention was the straw that broke the camel’s back”estimated Mr. Erdogan.

  • Vladimir Putin calls for “restraint” in interview with Iranian president

According to the official TASS agency, during an interview with Ebrahim Raïssi, Iranian President Vladimir Putin declared that “the root cause of current events in the Middle East is the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict; he expressed hope that all parties would exercise reasonable restraint and avoid a new round of confrontation that would have catastrophic consequences for the entire region..

  • In the United States, the speaker of the House of Representatives promises to submit to a vote separate projects for assistance to Ukraine and Israel

“This week we will consider separate legislative proposals”including that allowing “fund our Israeli ally” and that allowing “support Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression”said Mike Johnson on the social network.

  • Portugal summons Iranian ambassador after seizure of “MSC Aries”

The Iranian ambassador in Lisbon was summoned on Tuesday by the Portuguese foreign ministry. “The meeting made it possible to renew the demand for the immediate release of the ship MSC Ariesseized in the Strait of Hormuz »the ministry said in a communicated.

  • German foreign minister wants new EU sanctions on Iranian drones

Annalena Baerbock announced that she would travel to Israel on Tuesday to discuss ways to“avoid further escalation” in the region after Iran’s attack on Israel.

  • Aid trucks entered Gaza Strip, Israel says

Some 550 humanitarian aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip ” since two days “ after “extensive security checks”, the Israeli army announced on Tuesday; this number is considered insufficient by the United Nations (UN).

  • Israeli foreign minister calls on his counterparts to take sanctions against Iran

Israel Katz, the Israeli foreign minister, announces that he has “sent letters to thirty-two countries and spoke with dozens of foreign ministers and dignitaries around the world calling for sanctions to be imposed on Iran’s missile project and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be included on the list of terrorist organizations”.


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