‘Why would Iran agree to a ceasefire given US and Israeli track record?’
Political analyst Trita Parsi says no one should be surprised that Iran has rejected the idea of a US ceasefire deal.

Political analyst Trita Parsi says no one should be surprised that Iran has rejected the idea of a US ceasefire deal.





![From left to right: Mona Al-Mashharawi, Mahmoud Shamiya, and Muhannad Qasem are among a generation of young Palestinians whose education, careers, and futures have been severely disrupted by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the closure of its borders. [Screengrab/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/s1-1775386768.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



Palestinians in Gaza scrambled to extinguish a vehicle engulfed in flames after it was targeted by an Israeli drone.

European Parliament member Rima Hassan says she’s facing “genuine judicial and political harassment”.

Access to key Christian holy sites in Jerusalem has been restricted this Easter holiday.

Palestinians in Gaza joined protests against the Israeli govt approval of a death penalty law on Palestinian prisoners.
Muslim-majority nations denounce Israel’s ‘increasingly discriminatory’ practices that ‘entrench a system of apartheid’.

Francesca Albanese was confronted by pro-Israeli protesters accusing her of supporting Hamas during a visit to Germany.
Patterns of politicised policing uncovered in a recent trial of pro-Palestinian activists should worry us all.
Civil society joins protests in West Bank, EU voices express ‘great concern’ about Israel’s law targeting Palestinians.
Tahrir Abu Mady has her daughter Malak’s death certificate. But a prisoner’s list suggests she might have been arrested.
Infants evacuated from al-Shifa Hospital during Israel’s siege in 2023 return home after years of separation.