Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
An Iranian missile strike hits a residential building in Haifa, Israel, killing two people, injuring nine others, including one seriously, and leaving two others missing. (Ynet)
The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran. (The Jerusalem Post)
At least 13 people are killed in an airstrike on a residential building near Eslamshahr, Tehran Province, Iran. (WBAL-TV)
Explosions, likely from airstrikes, are reported in the South Pars gas field, in southern Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Four people are killed, seven are injured and others are reported missing in a Israeli–U.S. airstrike on a residential area in eastern Tehran, Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Israel claims to have killed Asghar Bakri, the commander of Unit 840 of the Quds Force. (Iran International)
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military is attacking Iran's most important petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh, causing severe damage. (Iran International)
Strikes hit a petrochemical complex in Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran, causing a fire. (AFP via Dawn)
Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC Intelligence Protection, is killed in an American–Israeli airstrike. (Iran International)
Nighttime attacks on Bandar Lengeh and Kong, Iran, kill six people and injured 17 others. (AP)
Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a military compound in northern Iran and in Khorramshahr. (Iran International)
The Israeli military claims to have attacked Mehrabad International Airport as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process. (The Times of Israel)
At least 35 people are killed in airstrikes across Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Reports indicate nighttime attacks in the greater Tehran area, in Ahvaz, Chahbahar, Jask, Shiraz, and Yazd, as well as near Shahid Kalantari Port, Tis Port, and the Imam Ali base. (Iran International)
The semi-official Mehr News Agency reports that a suspected Israeli–U.S. missile struck a synagogue in central Tehran. (Dawn)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has struck bridges and railways in Iran allegedly used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (The Jerusalem Post) (Reuters via The Standard)
U.S. and Israeli warplanes strike Iranian military targets on Kharg Island that results in several massive explosions. (Metro) (NBC News)
At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in Basra, southern Iraq. (Shafaq)
Bahrain, Iraq, and Syria reopen their airspace after weeks of closure. The Damascus International Airport and the Bahrain International Airport begin resuming flights. (Khaleej Times) (BNA) (AA)
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Iran threatens to launch massive retaliatory strikes against the energy infrastructure of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the event of a U.S. attack on its power plants. (MarketScreener) (MoneyControl)
Saudi Arabia closes the King Fahd Causeway to Bahrain for several hours after the Iranian Fars News Agency has published a list of strategic bridges in the Gulf region as potential targets for retaliation. (Al Jazeera)
After the announcement of a ceasefire, Iran launches ballistic missiles at Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. (CNBC News) (CNN)
Iranian agencies report explosions from the Lavan and Sirri islands of unknown origin. Iran accuses Kuwait and the UAE of the attacks and launches retaliatory attacks against those countries in response. (Ynet) (Wanaen)
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The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities. An oil tank caught fire as a result. (The Jerusalem Post)
The Bahraini military announces that it has intercepted 188 missiles and 468 drones from Iran since the start of the war. (Middle East Eye)
The Bahraini military intercepts six missiles and 31 drones. (Yemen Online)
The Bahraini military intercepts seven drones from Iran. (AA)
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Jordan's military intercepts two missiles and two drones from Iran. (Al Jazeera)
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An Iranian drone strikes the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation building, which also houses the Ministry of Oil. The impact triggers a fire, prompting the evacuation of the entire complex. (The Jerusalem Post)
An office complex housing government ministries in Kuwait City is struck by a drone, causing significant property damage. (The Quint)
Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units. (The Quint)
Iran claims to be targeting U.S. satellite equipment and ammunition on Bubiyan Island using drones. (Reuters)
The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace. (Al Jazeera)
Fifteen Americans are wounded in an overnight Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base. (CBC News)
Kuwait's interior ministry reports fires at several oil facilities, power plants, and desalination plants after an Iranian drone attack. (Middle East Eye)
The Kuwaiti military reports that drones attacked several vital facilities and caused significant damage to a national guard base. (AA)
The Kuwaiti military reports that several national guard personnel were injured by Iranian drones. (Al Jazeera)
Iraqi security sources say that two people are killed after an Iranian drone strike in the Darashakran District of the Erbil Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
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Debris from a missile defense system falls on a Raneen Systems building in Mussafah, injuring a Ghanaian citizen. (The Times of Israel)
The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran. (Al Jazeera)
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes a Thuraya building in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, injuring two Pakistani nationals. (Al Jazeera)
The Emirati military intercepts 17 ballistic missiles and 35 drones. (The National)
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Saudi Arabia's East–West Crude Oil Pipeline is hit in an Iranian attack. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia–United States relations
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh advises its citizens to reconsider participating in this year's Hajj. The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Saudi Arabia to Level 3 and warns of security risks such as rocket and drone attacks. (TRT World)
Four people are injured by falling debris in Muraikh, Qatar, after the Qatari military intercepts Iranian missiles. (Al Jazeera)
Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
The Qatari military intercepts seven ballistic missiles and multiple drones. (DPA via Yahoo News)
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Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman. (Al Jazeera)
After heavy fighting, the weapon systems officer from the downed F-15E is successfully recovered by U.S. special forces. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (BBC News)
Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces. (Türkiye Today)
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Axios reports that Iran, the U.S., and a group of regional mediators are discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war. (Axios) (Reuters)
Trump warns that "a whole civilization will die tonight" and will "never be brought back" if Iran does not agree to a deal by noon (GMT). (AP) (Reuters)
The New York Times reports that Iran has ended direct contact with the U.S. in response to Trump's latest threat to "end its civilization". However, Tehran Times denies the reports by stating on X that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with [the] U.S. are not closed". (AA) (Bloomberg) (Iran International)
Vance says that the war in Iran will conclude "very shortly", claiming that the U.S. military has achieved all objectives. (Middle East Monitor)
Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. (Arab News) (Reuters)
U.S. president Donald Trump says that Vance, Witkoff, and senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan on ending the war. He also calls the Iran proposal a "significant step" ahead of his Tuesday deadline. (AA) (NBC News)
Iran delivers its response to the United States via Pakistan, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and listing its own 10-point demands, which include a solution to all regional conflicts, lifting of sanctions, reconstruction, and a protocol to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. (Al Jazeera) (Moneycontrol)
United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks", subject to Iran agreeing to the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Axios)
Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri-Moghaddam says that the Pakistan-mediated framework aimed at a ceasefire to end the war has reached a "critical, sensitive stage". (WION) (ARY News)
Trump tells Fox News that the U.S. is in "heated negotiations" with Iran after being briefed about the proposal. (CBS News)
It is reported that U.S. vice president JD Vance would serve as the U.S. interlocutor in ceasefire talks. (CBS News)
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). (Shafaq) (Khaleej Times)
The SNSC announces that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will start on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the U.S. contingent to be led by vice president JD Vance alongside senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff. (Axios) (Middle East Eye)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. president Donald Trump both claim that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, despite contrary statements from both Iran and Pakistan on their versions of the ceasefire agreement. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (The New York Times)
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt states that Netanyahu and Trump will continue discussions on potentially including Lebanon in a ceasefire arrangement. (AFP via Aaj News)
After the announcement, an Israeli military spokesperson states that Israel is still launching attacks on Iran. (CNN)
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says the ceasefire with Israel and the U.S. has been violated as a result of the bombings of Iranian islands and Lebanon. Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf later echoes the remarks, citing the attacks as well as the "denial of Iran to enrich uranium." (CNBC) (Forbes) (G1)
After pressure from the United States, Israel agrees to hold direct talks with Lebanon in Washington, D.C., but refuses to observe the Iran war ceasefire in Lebanon. (Axios) (AA)
German chancellor Friedrich Merz announces that Germany will resume direct negotiations with Iran to support a ceasefire between Iran and the U.S., with talks planned in Islamabad, Pakistan, involving a German delegation. (Xinhua)
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that peace talks with the United States will not begin until there is a ceasefire in Lebanon and Iranian assets are unfrozen. (Al Jazeera)
The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. (News18)
The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway. (Daily Express Malaysia)
Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed 15 vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (Kurdistan24)
China and Russia veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on UN member states to "coordinate efforts, defensive in nature" to ensure the safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that it was biased against Iran. (Reuters via Al Jazeera)
Thailand confirms the three crewmen on a vessel that was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz in March have died. (Al Jazeera)
MarineTraffic reports the first ships that have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire announcement, namely the Greek-owned bulk carrier NJ Earth and Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach. (CNBC) (Euronews)
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz maritime traffic to oil tankers over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, claiming that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire. (G1) (Forbes)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces alternative routes for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, citing risks of sea mines in the main shipping channel. (AFP via Arab News)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO Sultan Al Jaber says that the strait is still not open because Iran has been restricting and controlling traffic. (CNBC)
Gabon-flagged oil tanker MSG crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. (Gulf Today)
The Pakistani military evacuates the crew of a merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea following a distress call. (Al Jazeera)
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An Iranian missile strike hits 15 areas in Israel. A woman is seriously injured in Petah Tikva, while two other people are injured in Tel Aviv. In Haifa, four people are also slightly injured by a cluster bomb. (Ynet) (The Times of Israel)
Four bodies are found during a search and rescue operation in a house in Haifa that had been destroyed by an Iranian missile. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli attacks on Iranian scientific and academic centers
The mosque and filling station at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, are damaged in an airstrike, causing a gas outage in the neighbourhood. (Al Jazeera)
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Kata'ib Hezbollah announces the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad on March 31. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq. (The Jerusalem Post)
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Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi dies from injuries sustained during an Israeli–U.S. airstrike on his home on April 1. (Ynet)
Hezbollah claims its fighters struck an Israeli military vessel off the coast of Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Five people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Hatta, South Governorate, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
A Lebanese soldier is killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
At least four people are killed and forty are injured by Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that all parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River have been turned into an "operational zone" against Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
On Palestinian Child's Day, human rights organizations report that approximately 350 Palestinian children are currently being held in Israeli prisons, citing a systematic deterioration in detention conditions and allegations of torture. (WAFA)
A Palestinian is killed and others are injured, including some seriously, in a drone strike on civilians in Gaza City, Palestine. (Wafa)
Killing of journalists in the Gaza war
An Israeli airstrike in Sheikh Ijlin, Gaza City, Palestine, kills two people, including Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Houthis launch several long-range drones from Yemen at Eilat, Israel, in a coordinated attack with Hezbollah and Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian town east of Beirut, Lebanon. (The Guardian)(Al Jazeera)
Multiple people are killed by Israeli attacks in towns across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military orders the evacuation of the southern suburbs of Beirut because Israel will strike "Hezbollah infrastructure". (Al Jazeera)
The Lebanese government reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed and several are injured by an Israeli airstrike in Maarakah, Tyre District, Lebanon. (Daily Sabah)
One person is killed by an Israeli drone strike in Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Daily Sabah)
One person is killed by an Israeli strike in Zebdin, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Daily Sabah)
The Israeli military says that 36 soldiers were injured over the past two days, bringing the total casualties to 411. (Al Jazeera)
Israel deploys the 98th Division to southern Lebanon, raising the force there to five divisions. (AA)
The IDF announces that its strikes in Lebanon are one part of a new operation it is calling "Eternal Darkness". (Ynet)
The Israeli military says that it has halted strikes against Iran, but state that they will continue fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon. (The Times of Israel)
The Lebanese army closes a bridge in the Tyre District after receiving a warning of a possible Israeli strike on the structure. The bridge is the last crossing linking areas north and south of the Litani River in the area, where many residents remain despite evacuation notices. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Hezbollah launches rockets at the Israeli kibbutz of Manara, citing Israeli and American violations of the ceasefire linked to the Iran war. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
At least seven people are killed by a wave of Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling across Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military says that it has killed Lebanese Resistance Brigades commanders Maher Qassem Hamdan and Ali Yusuf Harshi, personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. (The Jerusalem Post) (Reuters)
Hezbollah says that its fighters are engaged in "point-blank clashes" with Israeli troops in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)
Lebanese authorities update the losses from the previous day's attacks to 303 killed and 1,150 injured. (AA)
Israel launches attacks across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, killing at least 21 people, including 13 Lebanese State Security personnel in Nabatieh. (Al Jazeera) (AA) (Al Jazeera)
Hezbollah fires at least thirty rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Metula, Misgav Am, and Ashdod Naval Base in Israel, saying that it was a response to ceasefire violations. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that the military is in a "state of war" in Lebanon despite the ceasefire with Iran, while visiting Israeli troops deployed near Bint Jbeil. (AA)
Preliminary talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials are planned for next week in Washington, D.C., United States. (Al Jazeera)
At least 254 people are killed and 1,165 others are injured in a wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, including in southern Lebanon, Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
The Taliban claims six Pakistani soldiers are killed and several others are injured in clashes along the Durand Line in Tani District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. (CNN-News18)
Afghan forces says that they have captured a border post during clashes with Pakistani troops in Khost Province. (Khaama Press)
One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated in Khost Province, Afghanistan. (KabulNow)
The Afghan foreign ministry says that talks between the Taliban–led government of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ürümqi, China, to end the conflict have been "useful". (ABC News)
Nigerian bandit conflict
Nigerian security forces rescue 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in a village in the Kaduna State, after an attack on churches by armed assailants. The incident results in at least five deaths. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Armed attackers kill at least 50 people in a village in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria, including local hunters, militia members, and civilians. (AFP via Macau Business)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Two people are killed when a cargo ship sinks after being struck by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Sea of Azov near Kerch, Crimea. (TASS)
The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War says that Russia has returned 1,000 bodies of fallen individuals to Ukraine as part of repatriation efforts. (Interfax Ukraine)
Russian president Vladimir Putin declares a ceasefire for the weekend in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter. (AP)
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Odesa strikes
A Russian drone strike kills three civilians in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, including a woman and her 2-year-old daughter. (Reuters)
Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Cameroon says Russia has confirmed that 16 Cameroonian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces. Cameroon's foreign ministry says "necessary arrangements" had been made to contact the families of the deceased soldiers. (AP)
Russia–United Kingdom relations, Russian sabotage operations in Europe
British defence secretary John Healey says three Russian Navy submarines engaged in covert operations against the UK in the North Sea near its undersea cables and says counter-measures are underway. (BBC News)
Sudanese civil war
The World Food Programme announces the return of its Sudan office in Khartoum for the first time in three years amidst a hunger crisis caused by the war. (Sudan Tribune) (Sudan Horizon)
Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N. (Sudan Tribune)
The Sudan Founding Alliance says that over 56 civilians, including 17 children, are killed and 107 are injured in a Sudanese drone strike on a wedding celebration in Kutum, North Darfur, Sudan. (The Sudan Times)
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Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says that Afghanistan and Pakistan has agreed on a comprehensive plan to end tensions after seven days of talks in Ürümqi, China. The two countries also agree to avoid any escalations in their current conflict. (AFP via The Straits Times) (Reuters)
Afghan conflict
At least 10 people are killed and several others are injured after gunmen open fire in Injil District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. (KabulNow)