War breaking news. Iran International: Pezeshkian resigns. But government denies it. UN emergency meeting on Lebanon

Terrorist attack in the West Bank against Israeli civilians. A Palestinian drove his car into a group of civilians causing two injuries including a girl in serious condition. This was reported by the Times of Israel

The Israeli army (IDF) announced that the perpetrator of the car attack with a car thrown at passers-by that took place at the Gush Etzion intersection in the West Bank was killed by fire from a soldier of the Nahshon battalion of the Kfir Brigade. According to the military authorities, security measures and road closures have been activated in the area while control operations continue. The assailant was identified as a 30-year-old Palestinian resident of the Hebron area.

The confirmed death toll from Israel's war in Gaza has risen to 72,939, with 172,927 wounded, as of 7 October 2023. This was announced by the Ministry of Health in the Strip, which, in its latest update, added that in the last 24 hours Gaza hospitals received one dead body and eight wounded. The ministry also stated that since the 'ceasefire' came into effect in October last year, Israeli attacks have killed 930 Palestinians and wounded 2,819.

Iran has restored gas production on three offshore platforms in the South Pars field, whose operations had been halted following Israeli attacks that had compromised the processing capacity of some onshore facilities. This was stated to state media by the CEO of the Pars Oil and Gas Company, Touraj Dehqani, as reported by the Guardian. Dehqani stated that the platforms were not damaged. He added that production from the three platforms is being diverted to other processing facilities in the region, while repair work continues at the damaged facilities, including the Phase 14 refinery.

Iran will not accept any agreement to end the conflict with the United States unless it is certain that the rights of the Iranian people are guaranteed. This was said by Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to state media.

"There is no trust in the words and promises of the enemy," Ghalibaf said after being sworn in as re-elected president of Parliament, along with the bureau.

Neither the documents marked "Avi" of Israeli origin, nor the so-called "open sources" fished from the web, can be used in the trials on alleged funds to Hamas by charities supporting Palestine. The Court of Cassation deposited the grounds, with which on 8 April, it had annulled the orders of the Genoa Re-examination Department that had confirmed, among others, the arrests of Mohammad Hannoun, the Palestinian activist and architect accused of terrorist association (Article 270-bis of the Penal Code) for allegedly financing Hamas through his charity Association of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Abspp). The man had been arrested at the end of December along with six other people.

But the Supreme Court, in a series of orders (19364/2026 and others), dismantled a circumstantial framework based on non-usable sources.

The Israel Defence Forces, under the command of the Southern Command and with the assistance of the Air Force, attacked and destroyed three Hamas weapons depots in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the week. The depots contained explosives, long-range weapons, sniper rifles and other war equipment. This was reported by the IDF spokesman, adding that in one of the depots, about 10 pick-up trucks used by the terrorist organisation for military activities were destroyed.

France has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after the Israeli army occupied the iconic medieval fortress of Beaufort in Lebanon, where its flag now flies. This was announced by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to the television channel Bfmtv. "This is a serious mistake for Israel because this advance into Lebanese territory is not only contrary to Israel's commitments, since we have had a ceasefire in Lebanon since 17 April, but it is also contrary to international law," he added.

"I called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council," the minister explained, "because, while recognising Israel's right, like that of all countries, to self-defence, to defend itself against Hezbollah attacks, nothing can justify the continuation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon and its ever-deepening occupation of Lebanese territory.

An Israeli attack near a hospital in Tyre, southern Lebanon, injured 13 staff members. This was stated by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. "The Israeli enemy launched an airstrike in the vicinity of the Hiram hospital in Tyre, injuring 13 hospital staff members and causing significant damage, the ministry said in a statement, urging "the international community to put an end to escalating and expanding Israeli attacks".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israel Defence Forces to expand operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, following the advance across the Litani River and the seizure of the Beaufort ridge in the south of the country.

"I ordered the Israel Defence Forces to expand manoeuvres in Lebanon," Netanyahu said in a video released today. "Our forces crossed the Litani River. They have taken dominant positions. They have conquered the Beaufort ridge. And now my instruction is to deepen and extend our control in places that were in the hands of Hezbollah," he added.

US President Donald Trump said thatthe Iranian navy and air force had been 'completely' annihilated, while the army would be somewhat spared because it was considered 'relatively moderate'. He said this in an interview with Fox News.

"Their navy is completely gone, 100 per cent. Their air force is completely gone, 100 per cent," Trump said.

'We do not trust the declarations and promises of the enemy'. This was stated by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, emphasising: 'Our criterion is the concrete results we have to achieve (during talks with the US) in order to fulfil our commitments. We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that we have guaranteed our rights'.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Irgc) reported that 28 ships, including oil tankers, cargo and other commercial vessels, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours 'under the coordination and security of the Irgc Navy'. This was reported by the Fars news agency. The Pasdaran said in the note thatthe control of the strategic route continues to be exercised "intelligently, steadily and with firmness and authority".

Israel announced that it had captured the strategic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. The IDF planted the blue and white flag with the Star of David on the stronghold. "Forty-four years after the heroic battle on the Beaufort, and on the Day of Remembrance for the fallen soldiers of the Shalom HaGalil war and among them the Golani soldiers who fell in the battle for the Beaufort, the Idf fighters and led by the Golani Brigade returned to the summit of the Beaufort and hoisted the flag of Israel and the flag of the Golani on it once again," wrote Defense Minister Israel Katz on X.

According to three officials, President Trump has tightened the terms of a potential framework agreement to end the war in Iran and referred proposed changes to the country for its consideration. The New York Times writes this. One official added that Trump was frustrated by Iran's slow response to the US proposals and further stated that Trump's changes - a new, tougher proposal - were probably intended to speed up the process by putting pressure on Iran to accept the framework already sent to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei for approval.

Reaching the Supreme Leader proved difficult, so any changes to the document, known as the memorandum of understanding, could lead to further delays, the New York Times continues. It was not immediately clear, says the US newspaper, what changes had been made to the text of the agreement. Two officials said that Trump would be concerned about certain parts that included the release of funds for Iran. He had sharply criticised President Barack Obama for doing the same in the agreement signed over a decade ago to limit Iran's nuclear programme. The proposals were drafted with the involvement of intermediaries, including Pakistan.

US President Donald Trump demanded several amendments to the agreement his envoys reached with Iranian counterparts during a meeting in the Situation Room on Friday, Axios reports, according to a senior administration official and a second source close to the dossier. Trump wants the deal and plans to finalise it soon, but intends to strengthen several points dear to him, particularly those relating to Iran's nuclear material, according to two US officials. Trump's request triggered a new round of exchanges between the parties, which could go on for several days.

Trump announced a cabinet meeting in the Situation Room on Friday about the deal, hinting that he was inclined to accept it. After the meeting, a White House official told reporters that the president "will only make a deal if it is beneficial to America, respects its 'red lines' and ensures that Iran can never acquire a nuclear weapon." Iranian officials, on the other hand, told their media that they had not approved the final text, despite the fact that two US officials had claimed earlier in the week that Tehran was ready to sign and that the final decision was now solely up to Trump. According to the two sources, Axios added, the tycoon asked his staff to make changes specifically to the clauses on Iran's nuclear programme. In its original form, the memorandum included Tehran's commitment not to pursue the development of nuclear weapons, without providing for specific concessions beyond that commitment. The text sets 60 days to negotiate Iran's nuclear commitments and the lifting of sanctions by the US: the first items on the agenda are how to dispose of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium and measures to limit further enrichment. "It is a matter of defining more precisely how the US will acquire the material and the timing of this," said the senior official on enriched uranium. The second source added that Trump would like to change the wording of some passages on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Trump, it will take about three days for the Iranian side to provide a response. "They are literally in caves and don't use e-mail," the senior official noted. The belief is that "an agreement will be reached. As for its imminence, we will see. We are willing to wait for the president to get what he is asking for. It could take a week. It could take less or more. Early next week, we hope to have something'. Iranian state media have reported that a deal is imminent, although not yet final, claiming that Iran would receive billions in frozen funds: a circumstance denied by the White House, however.

"Negotiations are proceeding slowly, it takes a long time. I am not in a hurry. I'd like to say I'm in a hurry - because gas prices are going to double - but if you're in a hurry, you don't get a good deal." US President Donald Trump said this when interviewed by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Fox News, assuring that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon and will have to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.