Security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire, Hamas refuses disarmament plan

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Israel monitoring Iran ceasefire talks, is prepared to resume attacks • Over 20 rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel • IDF chief: Southern Lebanon to become a no-go zone for Hezbollah

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by U.S. State Department Counsellor Michael Needham and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad April 14, 2026
An Iranian national flag waves in front of a building in the Shahid Boroujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026. The building was destroyed in a U.S.-Israeli military operation on March 4, 2026, during a fragile ceasefire.
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Security cabinet meets to discuss possibility of Lebanon ceasefire, no plans currently in place

The meeting comes after sources told the Post that no plans are in place for a ceasefire in Lebanon after Hezbollah-affiliated media claimed that a ceasefire would go into effect on Wednesday.

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SCREENSHOT FROM a video released by Iranian media showing an encounter between the IRGC Navy and a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz, which they claim withdrew from the area after receiving a warning.

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Hamas rejects JD Vance's claim that more humanitarian aid entering Gaza after ceasefire

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