Israel & the United States at War with Iran
Special Update from Israel

April 23, 2026

Prepared by and sent from Jewish Federations of North America's Israel Office 

• Ceasefires with Iran and Lebanon hold, shakily, while negotiations continue.
• Two IDF soldiers were killed in Lebanon last week
• Argentinian President visits Israel

Iran

• Hours before the two‑week ceasefire with Iran was set to expire, President Donald Trump announced he was extending the truce “for the time being,” saying Pakistani mediators sought more time for Iran’s leadership to submit a unified proposal. He said the US would continue a naval blockade tied to Iran. Meanwhile, the US and Pakistan awaited Iran’s response to a US proposal; a second round of talks that had been pushed off, so VP JD Vance called off his planned trip to Pakistan.

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