INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL.- This Thursday, the prime minister of israel, Benjamin Netanyahuannounced that his Government will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and establish “peaceful relations” on a day in which Iran reiterated the demand that stop the bombing before talking to EU in Pakistan the weekend.
“In the face of repeated calls from Lebanon to begin direct negotiations with Israel, yesterday I instructed the Cabinet to begin them as soon as possible,” Netanyahu said in a note published by his office.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
“In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed at the Government meeting yesterday to open direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible.
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— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) April 9, 2026
Hours before his announcement, the Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katzassured that Hezbollah “longs for a ceasefire” after the intensification of the Israeli offensive in the neighboring country.
Upcoming Iran-US meeting in Islamabad
The announcements come after Pakistan reiterated that the cease-fire announced by the United States and Iran also covers Lebanon.
The South Asian country is preparing for the meeting amid uncertainty. In the morning, the Iranian ambassador published confirmation of the trip of his country’s delegation in a message on networks that he later deleted.
Simultaneously, Pakistan urged Israel to immediately stop its military aggression against Lebanon, recalling that the ceasefire agreed by Washington and Tehran covers that country and warned that the massive bombings of the country violate international law after the murder of 250 people the day before.
The speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamed Baqer Alibafassured that violations of the ceasefire will have a strong response, since Lebanon is part of the truce agreed with the United States.
Uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz
The reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains in the air a day after the two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, conditional on the reopening of Hormuz, a route through which around 20% of maritime trade circulated before the war.
The international community and the markets reacted upwards after the truce announcement, which hinted at the return of the movement for hundreds of oil tankers who are stranded in the waters of the Persian Gulf; he Texas Intermediate Oil (WTI) rose 5.51% this Wednesday, to $99.61 a barrel.
Attacks in Lebanon
The Israeli Army killed this night in a bombing in Beirut the personal secretary and nephew of the leader of the Shiite group Hezbollah, whom it identified as Ali Yusuf Harshi in a statement.
The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah fired around 30 rockets and drones into Israeli territory since midnight in response to the Israeli attacks.
Given this, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Nawaf Salamordered the Army and security forces to strengthen control over the Beirut governorate and “restrict the use of weapons” in the Lebanese capital.
Spain reopens its embassy in Iran
Spain will immediately reopen the embassy in Tehran, which closed in Marchhttps://t.co/5Dwz4dHDC4 pic.twitter.com/rJFFy5TWAG
— Europa Press TV (@europapress_tv) April 9, 2026
Spain will immediately reopen its embassy in Tehran, closed in March due to the war, according to the minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albareswho gave instructions for the Spanish ambassador in Tehran, Antonio Sánchez-Beneditoreturn to the Iranian capital and reopen the embassy.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the reopening an “eternal disgrace.”
Discord between Trump and NATO
🚨 Donald Trump assures that NATO “wasn’t there” when he needed it and that “it won’t be there” when he needs it again.
The president of the United States launches the criticism after receiving the secretary general of the alliance, Mark Rutte, at the White House. pic.twitter.com/F92nyEyaux
— Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) April 8, 2026
The president of the United States, Donald Trumptoday again criticized his allies of the I’LL TAKE and stated that these “don’t understand anything” without being pressured.
For his part, the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutteassured this Thursday that “almost without exception” the members of the Alliance are complying with the requests for support from the United States in the war in iranalthough he acknowledged that some were somewhat “slow” in their response.
More than 3,000 dead in Iran since the start of the war
🇺🇸🇮🇱 Of the more than 3,000 people who have died throughout the country during the attacks by the US and Israel since last February 28, around 40% have not been identified, the head of the Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization, Abás Masjedí Araní, informed the Mizan agency. pic.twitter.com/ABiWTnVT7Q
— Sputnik Mundo (@SputnikMundo) April 9, 2026
The head of the Iran Forensic Medicine Organization, Abás Masjedi Araniraised the death toll to more than 3,000 in the war started by the United States and Israel on February 28.
“We have lost more than 3,000 people in enemy attacks throughout the country,” Masjedi told the Mizan agency, adding that 40% of those killed could not initially be identified and that they are still working to identify bodies.
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