- Israeli Ambassador to the US Yehiel Leiter: Israel agreed to negotiations with Lebanon on Tuesday, but it refused to discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah
- WSJ: The US military continues to deploy forces to the Middle East - with fighter jets and attack aircraft that recently arrived in the area and 1,500-2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division. Meanwhile, thousands more Marines and sailors are making their way to the area, as is the aircraft carrier George Bush
- Hezbollah continues to shoot rockets Friday night into Israel
- Trump says the results of talks with Iran will be clear "in about 24 hours. We’re going to know soon."Trump added, "We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition... even at a higher level than we use to do a complete decimation." NYP
Trump: In the meantime, US warships are being loaded with the best ammunition ever produced to resume attacks on Iran if the talks fail - we will carry out destruction.
- Trump Warns Iran Has “No Cards” Ahead of High-Stakes Islamabad Talks
In fresh remarks, Donald Trump said Tehran’s only remaining leverage is short-term pressure through international waterways, adding that negotiations are now Iran’s only viable path as U.S.-Iran talks intensify in Pakistan
- The Saudi Al-Hadath network reports from its sources: Intensive international efforts are underway that may lead to a ceasefire declaration between Israel and Lebanon tomorrow
- 4 lightly injured in latest hezbollah rocket attack on the north. Strategic site in tzefas was hit with fragments falling near the meor chaim shul and Ziv hospital which Israel suspects was the target
- A senior Iranian security official told Press TV: "Due to Iran's insistence and pressure, Israel was forced to stop the attacks in Beirut. Their cessation was set as a precondition for their participation in ceasefire negotiations with the US." According to him, the Iranian delegation's trip to Islamabad was postponed several times for this reason, and Iran warned that continued attacks in Lebanon could lead to the complete cancellation of the talks.
- Hezbollah fires missile at southern port of Ashdod as IDF strikes launchers in Lebanon
No injuries in overnight attack, which sets off sirens in Tel Aviv due to falling interceptor debris; home in Misgav Am hit by rocket; Lebanese reel from major Israeli strikes
- Airlines returning with gradual schedule to Ben Gurion Airport starting next week and April 25, Bluebird, Wizz air and Etihad airlines. British Airways will fly again from July 1st
- IDF Chief of Staff Zamir on a visit inside Lebanon: "We are not in a ceasefire - the IDF is in a state of war. Iran is much weaker, and Hezbollah understands that it is isolated."
- Israel is removing Spain from the Gaza coordination center in Kiryat Gat due to an anti-Israel obsession
- New York Times: Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is under lockdown ahead of the US-Iran talks scheduled for the weekend. Authorities have blocked roads using shipping containers and barbed wire fences, and deployed security forces throughout the city. The area within a radius of more than three kilometers around the Serena Hotel, where the delegations are expected to stay, has been completely closed off. Even the walking trails on the hills overlooking Islamabad have been closed to the public.