play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upEXPLAINERNews|US-Israel war on IranIran war day 41: What’s happening in Lebanon, Middle East and beyond?Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people in a single day.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPeople attend a funeral ceremony for the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organisation, Majid Khademi, who was killed in attacks, according to Iranian and Israeli statements, in Tehran, Iran [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and ReutersPublished On 9 Apr 20269 Apr 2026Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after a wave of Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people and injured more than 1,165 in a single day, with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam mobilising “all of Lebanon’s political and diplomatic resources to stop the Israeli killing machine”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, a position echoed by US Vice President JD Vance, who said: “We never made that promise.”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who, along with the country’s army chief, mediated the ceasefire, had, however, said the deal covered a pause in fighting in Lebanon. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi quoted Sharif in insisting that the “terms are clear”, warning that Washington must choose between a ceasefire or “continued war via Israel”. He added that “it cannot have both.”
Advertisement War diplomacy Vance takes over US negotiations: US Vice President JD Vance will lead the country’s delegation for talks with Iran in Pakistan, scheduled for Saturday. US President Donald Trump’s chief envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have so far negotiated with Iran, will also join Vance in Islamabad. Iran has made it clear that it does not trust Witkoff and Kushner, who led the US team in talks in Geneva in February that were still ongoing when Trump joined Israel in bombing Iran, beginning the war. UN outrage over Lebanon killings: The UN rights chief and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) voiced outrage over Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. “The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said. “Such carnage, within hours of agreeing to a ceasefire with Iran, defies belief.” Macron pushes to include Lebanon in ceasefire: French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken with US, Iranian and Iraqi leaders, urging that Lebanon be included in the ceasefire as the “best path to peace”. Lebanon ramps up diplomatic push: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is mobilising political and diplomatic efforts to halt Israel’s ongoing military campaign, as regional powers including Oman and Qatar condemn the attacks as war crimes and violations of international law. Trump criticises NATO, calls alliance a ‘failed test’: Trump has sharply criticised NATO allies for what he described as a lack of direct military support during the US-Israel war on Iran, with the White House framing the conflict as a “test” the alliance failed.
