Trending Now - Pakistan Minister Erases Controversial Israel 'cancer' Remark
WHO:
The Times of Israel - Khawaja Asif, Pakistan’s Defense Minister
The Times of Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
The Times of Israel - Gideon Sa’ar, Israeli Foreign Minister
The Times of Israel - Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s Ambassador to the US
TRT World - US President Trump
The Times of Israel - JD Vance, US Vice President
The Times of Israel - Steve Witkoff, US delegation member
The Times of Israel - Jared Kushner, US delegation member
The Times of Israel - Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister
The Times of Israel - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Parliament Speaker
WHAT:
The Times of Israel - Khawaja Asif described Israel as “cancerous” and “a curse for humanity” in a post on X.
TRT World - Asif's post was deleted after Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed more than 300 people and wounded nearly 1,200.
The Times of Israel - Israel conducted strikes in Lebanon on April 9th, 2026, shortly after a ceasefire was announced.
The Times of Israel - Pakistan brokered a ceasefire between the US and Iran on April 7th, 2026.
The Times of Israel - Israel bombarded over 100 areas in Lebanon, marking one of the worst mass killings since the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1990.
The Times of Israel - Three separate polls indicated that a slim majority of Israelis oppose the ceasefire.
WHERE:
The Times of Israel - Islamabad, Pakistan, where US-Iran negotiations are set to take place.
The Times of Israel - Lebanon, where the Israeli strikes occurred.
WHEN:
The Times of Israel - The ceasefire was brokered on April 7th, 2026.
The Times of Israel - Israeli strikes on Lebanon occurred on April 9th, 2026.
The Times of Israel - US-Iran negotiations are scheduled to begin on April 11th, 2026.
WHY:
The Times of Israel - Asif's remarks were made in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon amid ongoing peace talks.
TRT World - The ceasefire was brokered by Pakistan to facilitate peace negotiations after threats from Trump.
HOW:
The Times of Israel - Pakistan crafted a last-minute bridging proposal to broker the ceasefire between the US and Iran.
(UPDATED April 10, 2026 23:14 UTC)
In a significant escalation, Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Thursday resulted in over 300 deaths and nearly 1,200 injuries, marking one of the worst mass killings since the end of the Lebanese civil war. Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif referred to Israel as “cancerous” and “a curse for humanity” in a post on X, which was later deleted following the attacks, while a ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on Tuesday aimed to facilitate ongoing US-Iran negotiations set to begin April 11th. As tensions rise, three separate polls indicate that a slim majority of Israelis oppose the ceasefire, highlighting the complex dynamics at play in the region.