Uriel Be'eri, JFeed Staff
![Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/05/02/d20a4f80-087d-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h331_w650.jpg)
It was reported on the Bloomberg network that the Saudi government has increased efforts to arrest citizens who published anti-Israeli posts online.
![Turkish President Erdogan.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/01/16331420-07c6-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h1828_w2888.jpg)
Hague, Turkey, Israel-Gaza War
Turkey's Foreign Minister announced his country would join the suit against Israel in the Hague, lauding the protests on American campuses as proof of the correctness of their position.
![Donald Trump and Binyamin Netanyahu](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/30/24372fe0-06f7-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h331_w650.jpg)
Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump attacked Prime Minister Netanyahu and accused him of responsibility for the October 7 massacre. He also said that he does not rule out the possibility of withholding military aid from Israel in order to pressure it to end the war in Gaza.
![European Union](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/28/3e626170-0542-11ef-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Iran
The European Union Parliament voted to condemn Iran following its attack on Israel, and called for the Revolutionary Guards to be added to the list of terrorist organizations. Foreign Minister Israel Katz praised the move: "We are tightening the choke around the neck of the Iranian octopus."
![Peruvian police](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/25/cfee64e0-030d-11ef-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Iran
Police in Peru announced that they have arrested 3 suspects who planned to murder two Israelis living in the South American country. One of the suspects, Majed Azizi, is an Iranian citizen and a member of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards.
![Emmanuel Macron](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/25/b8f93d80-0300-11ef-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron referred to crises worldwide and warned that, "we must achieve a reliable defense for the European continent and do more to compete with the rapid arming of our global adversaries."
![Ali Khamenei](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/21/dfc34700-ffe3-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.png)
Iran Attack
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addressed the Revolutionary Guard and thanked them for the attack against Israel - but claimed that "the most important thing is to prove the will of the people."
![Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/20/ad880760-ff4a-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Israeli Counter Strike
The US Secretary of State clarified that, "the US was not involved in any offensive action against Iran."
![Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/18/9e0afa50-fd73-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Hostage Negotiations
The Prime Minister of Qatar said that his country is "reconsidering" its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas: "There are certain politicians who take advantage of us for their narrow interests."
![Voting in the UN Security Council](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/18/c7440160-fd5e-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Two-State Solution
The UN Security Council will hold a discussion on the Middle East ahead of Friday's vote on naming the Palestinian Authority a full member of the UN. Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan slammed the vote: "A huge reward for terrorism."
![Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/16/8d9e4b90-fbe8-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Iran attack, Japan
Japan's foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart and called on Tehran to "show restraint regarding the Israeli response."
![Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/16/8122a270-fbe4-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Turkey
After the proposal by Hamas presented new demands, it was reported that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan left for a visit to Qatar, where he will meet with Hamas leaders to discuss a hostage deal with Israel.
![Head of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/16/016d7750-fbce-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Iran Attack, Russia
The head of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, spoke with the head of the National Assembly Tzachi Hanegbi about the Iranian attack and claimed that "all parties must show restraint and responsibility in order not to lead to an overall escalation in the Middle East."
![Iran and Italy.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/15/d3f5ca80-fb45-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Iran, Italy
In his statement, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Italy will also consider additional sanctions against Iran or senior officials who attack Israel.
![Netanyahu and Biden](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/14/a6c65570-fa69-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpeg)
Iranian Attack
The New York Times reported that members of Israel's political-security cabinet suggested attacking Iran as a response to last night's strike. However, US President Biden nixed the idea in a conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu.
![Ebrahim Raisi](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/14/ae9e3ab0-fa5a-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Iran
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi commented on the attack last night and claimed that, "our forces have taught the Zionist enemy a lesson." He also threatened that, "any new adventure will be met with a heavier response"
![Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/14/94b8d790-fa55-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel Under Attack
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the Iranian attack against Israel: "This attack was carried out within the framework of the right of self-defense and in response to attacks on Iranian targets in the region."
![World leaders](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/14/fe9bfa30-fa40-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel Under Attack
World leaders responded to Iran's widespread attack on Israel, condemning the aggression and supporting the Jewish State. Britain: "Working urgently to stabilize the situation and prevent further attacks." Germany: "Irresponsible and unjustified attack."
![Pro-Iranian protest (Archive)](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/14/3c281440-fa3e-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h2925_w4387.jpg)
Israel-Iran
The Iranian parliament celebrated tonight's attack against Israel despite the fact that the all the missiles and drones that were launched failed to penetrate the country's borders and the few that did failed to cause any damage. The speaker of parliament claimed that, "the Iranian people have dealt the enemy a blow that will be a lesson for him."
![UN Security Council](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/12/dfe4bea0-f8c5-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Iran
The official X account of the Iranian embassy in the UN referred to tensions with Israel and claimed that if the Security Council had condemned the Israeli attack on Damascus, "we might not have had to respond to the attack."