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🇮🇷🇺🇸🇵🇰 Iran says it's open to peace talks in Islamabad, but only if the U.S. drops the pressure campaign, lifts the naval blockade, and hands back the seized Iranian ship and its crew first. Pakistan has been pushing hard to make this happen, lobbying Washington directly. Nothing to show for it yet. Tehran's message: Washington is adding new conditions daily instead of clearing the path to a deal.

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israeli settlers caught on camera throwing stones at a Palestinian ambulance heading to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. I'm lost for words

The soldier that damaged a Christian statue in Debel, southern Lebanon, the other soldier that filmed it, as well as the six others present, did not intervene or report are facing consequences. The conduct was deemed a serious violation of IDF orders and values. Northern Command is assisting the village in replacing the statue. The soldier who vandalized the statue and the one who filmed it were removed from combat duty and given 30 days’ confinement. Other soldiers involved will face further disciplinary review.

🇮🇱🇱🇧 2 IDF soldiers have been jailed for 30 days after one smashed a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon while the other filmed it. Both removed from combat duty. Swift punishment, but this is not an isolated incident. It follows the destruction of a Saint George statue in Yaroun during Palm Sunday, the demolition of a 1st century Christian shrine near Tyre, and IDF strikes on two churches in Gaza. A pattern that raises serious questions about the IDF's attitude toward Christian symbols. Source: BBC News