A European summit is taking place in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday. The dangerous escalation in the Middle East will feature prominently on the agenda of this meeting.
New sanctions against Iran could be decided.
Israel wants to make Iran pay for its unprecedented attack on Israeli territory, despite international calls for restraint, including from its American ally, which announced that sanctions would be imposed "in the coming days" against the Islamic Republic.
The Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates "Army Day" on Wednesday, an occasion to hail "the success" of its unprecedented attack against Israel and to reaffirm that its response would be "fierce" in the event of an Israeli retaliation on its soil.
The UN Security Council will decide on Thursday, April 18, on the Palestinians' request to become a full member state of the United Nations, according to several diplomatic sources.
The Hamas Health Ministry announced on Wednesday a new death toll of 33,899 people in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7.
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The EU is considering expanding its sanctions targeting Iran following the attack against Israel.
InternetKinshasaWorld - The dangerous escalation in the Middle East will feature prominently on the agenda of the European summit being held in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday. New EU sanctions could be decided against Iran on this occasion, similar to those that will be imposed by the United States.