Key points
05:16 Japanese Prime Minister Kishida condemns Iran's attack
04:42 Israel at the UN cites Zelensky's warning, 'listen to him and wake up'
04.24 Blinken hears from UK and German ministers
02:35 The US House speaker wants to vote on aid to Israel this week
02:14 USA: 80 drones and 6 missiles launched by Iran and Yemen destroyed yesterday
01.50 Egypt insists: ceasefire in Gaza or dangerous escalation
01:54 Israel, IDF: schools reopen today, not on the border of Lebanon and Gaza
01:19 Biden calls congressional leaders: pass law on aid to Israel and Gaza
00:56 Blinken calls the ministers of Egypt, Türkiye, Jordan and Arabia
00:23 Iran invokes the right to self-defense at the UN: we had no choice
05:16
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida condemns Iran's attack
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida harshly condemns the recent attack conducted by Iran with drones and missiles towards Israel, decided in response to the bombing of the Iranian diplomatic headquarters in Syria at the beginning of April by the Jewish State, where seven people died.
"The attack only aggravates the already precarious situation in the Middle East. We are extremely concerned and view the move as further incitement to a large-scale conflict," Kishida told local media.
The conservative prime minister, just returned from a state visit to Washington, also stated that Tokyo will continue with diplomatic efforts to avoid an escalation of hostilities", making himself available to cooperate with other countries.
04:42
Israel at the UN cites Zelensky's warning, 'listen to him and wake up'
Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, called on the international community to condemn the Iranian attack on Israel using the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"In recent years, Ukrainian civilians have been killed from the air with Iranian weapons," Erdan said during yesterday's emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
"Condemning the Iranian attack - continued the Israeli official -, Zelensky said that 'the sound of Iranian Shahed drones is the same in the skies of the Middle East and Europe and must serve as a wake-up call for the free world'
Listen to President Zelensky - urged Erdan - and wake up.
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04:24
Blinken hears from UK and German ministers
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his counterparts from the UK and Germany yesterday following Iran's attack on Israel.
All parties agreed "on the importance of condemning the Iranian attack in the strongest possible terms and preventing further escalation", reads a statement from the US State Department cited by the US media.
02:35
The US House speaker wants to vote on aid to Israel this week
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to put the Israel aid bill to a vote this week, but did not clarify whether funding for Ukraine would be part of the package.
"House Republicans and our party understand the need to stand with Israel. We will try again this week," Johnson said on Fox.
02:14
USA: 80 drones and 6 missiles launched by Iran and Yemen destroyed yesterday
Between 13 and 14 April, US Central Command (Centcom) forces, supported by US European Command destroyers, successfully destroyed more than 80 drones and at least six ballistic missiles intended to hit Israel from Iran and Yemen.
Centcom itself reports this in a post on X, underlining that "Iran's unprecedented and reckless attack endangers regional stability and the security of the United States and coalition forces". The US forces, the note continues, "will continue to defend Israel against these dangerous actions and to work with all our regional partners to increase security in the region".
01:50
Egypt insists: ceasefire in Gaza or dangerous escalation
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned last night to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, considering the Iranian attack on Israel a warning of the danger of an escalation of conflicts in the region which Cairo has long feared. He did so during two separate phone calls with his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir Abdollahian and with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
Shoukry, reports his spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid, expressed Egypt's "deep concern over the unprecedented military escalation between Iran and Israel, which risks spiraling out of control and threatening the stability of the region by endangering civilians of all Village".
He therefore urged Iran and Israel "to demonstrate maximum restraint and refrain from mutual provocations that could increase tension and instability in the Middle East".
Egypt - he added - is ready to "intensify efforts in cooperation with its partners to defuse the current crisis, which sees at its center the continuous attacks on the Gaza Strip and the daily suffering of the Palestinian people", asking that " may the voice of reason prevail by entrusting diplomatic efforts with the search for solutions that preserve the stability of the Middle East and the security of the peoples of the region".
In conclusion, speaking with Israeli Foreign Minister Katz, Shoukry reaffirmed Egypt's firm position that "demands a ceasefire in Gaza, facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and reject any measures aimed at driving the Palestinians from their lands ". A position - he reiterated - that is firmly against any ground military operation in the Palestinian Rafah.
01:54
Israel, IDF: schools reopen today, not on the borders of Lebanon and Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the reopening today of schools in most of the country, which had been closed on Saturday for security reasons related to threats from Iran.
After having assessed the situation "it was decided to resume educational activities throughout the country from Monday" without prejudice, however, to "restrictions" in the border area with Lebanon and in the localities near the Gaza Strip, the spokesperson of the Israeli army Daniel Hagari.
01:19
Biden calls on congressional leaders: pass aid bill for Israel and Gaza
American President Joe Biden had a virtual meeting with the leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate Chuck Schumer, that of the Republican minority Mitch McConnell, the speaker of the House Mike Johnson and the leader of the minority dem in the House Hakeem Jeffries "to discuss the attack unprecedented attack on Iran against Israel." This was reported by the White House, specifying that during the call Biden spoke "of the urgent need for the national security law to be approved as soon as possible", which includes new aid for Ukraine, Israel and Gaza.
00:56
Blinken calls ministers from Egypt, Türkiye, Jordan and Arabia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke, in separate phone calls, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Jordanian Ayman Safad and Saudi Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud about Iran's attack on Israel. This was reported by the spokesperson of the US State Department, Matthew Miller.
With ministers, Blinken stressed the importance of avoiding escalation and coordinating on a diplomatic response. The US Secretary of State also addressed ongoing efforts to increase humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip, protect Palestinian civilians and reach an immediate ceasefire that would ensure the release of all Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
00:23
Iran invokes the right to self-defense at the UN: we had no choice
Iran "had no choice but to exercise its right to self-defense." Tehran's ambassador to the UN, Saed Iravani, said this during the emergency meeting of the Security Council. "The CDS failed in its duty to maintain international peace and security" by not condemning the April 1 Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, and "under these conditions, the Islamic Republic had no choice but to exercise its his right to self-defense", he reiterated.
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