ongoing updates
06:08 – UN Secretary General accuses Israel of using AI to identify targets for bombing
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres attacked Israel in a tweet he published on his X account, in which he wrote that he is “deeply disturbed by reports that the Israeli military uses artificial intelligence as a tool to identify targets for bombing, thus resulting in a high number of civilian casualties.” Guterres added that “AI should be used in a good way that will contribute to the world, not to help conduct war on an industrial level and obscure responsibility.”
I am deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes AI as a tool in the identification of targets, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties.
AI should be used as a force for good to benefit the world; not to contribute to waging war on…
– António Guterres (@antonioguterres) April 6, 2024
03:16 – Nancy Pelosi and dozens of Democrats to Biden: stop the transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel
Veteran House Representative Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and a key ally of President Joe Biden, signed a letter sent by dozens of Democrats in Congress to the President and Secretary of State in Lincoln, calling for an end to the transfer of arms to Israel following the killing of aid workers in the Gaza Strip this week.
The letter called on the Biden administration to conduct its own investigation after the Israeli airstrike that killed seven members of the aid organization World Central Kitchen. “Due to the recent attack on aid workers and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, we believe it is not justified to approve these arms transfers,” the letter said. It was signed by Pelosi and 36 other Democrats, including Reps. Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
02:16 – False alarm in the Upper Galilee
An alarm was raised in the towns of Aviv, Baram and Yeraon in the Upper Galilee on suspicion of rocket fire. It later turned out to be a false alarm.
00:26 – A report in the New York Times: the Iranian army has put on alert
The Iranian army has raised alertness to a high level by the regime in the country – this is what the New York Times reported from two Iranian sources. According to the report, all of Iran’s military forces were put on high alert and the Islamic Republic decided to respond directly “to create a warning against Israel.”
00:22 – The US is preparing for a “significant” attack by Iran against Israel during the next week
The United States is on high alert and is actively preparing for a “significant” attack by Iran during the next week, which will likely target Israeli or American assets in the region in response to the assassination of the senior Iranian official in Damascus – a senior administration official told CNN.
Senior officials in the US now believe that an attack by Iran is “inevitable” – an opinion that, according to the official in the Biden administration, is also shared by Israel. According to the report, the US and Israel understand that the Iranian attack can develop in a number of different ways – and that both American and Israeli assets are at risk of becoming for the purpose
The same source clarified that the Iranian attack was a central topic of discussion in President Joe Biden’s phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. However, he clarified that as of today both countries do not know when or how Iran plans to attack.
23:15 – Report: Biden urged Egypt and Qatar to put pressure on Hamas so that it would flex in negotiations for a hostage deal
US President Joe Biden urged the leaders of Egypt and Qatar to put pressure on Hamas to agree to a hostage deal and a ceasefire ahead of a new round of talks this weekend in Cairo. CIA chief Bill Burns is expected to lead the American delegation to the talks in Cairo.
A senior official in the Biden administration told the AP news agency that the president wrote letters to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani about the status of the talks, and that “he urged them to obtain commitments from Hamas to agree and abide by the agreement.”
Last Thursday, Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during the conversation they discussed the round of talks in Cairo. White House National Security Staff spokesman John Kirby said that Biden told Netanyahu to advance the negotiations in Cairo, so that an agreement could be reached as soon as possible.
20:52 – Fighter jets attacked a military building in Lebanon with terrorists from the Amal movement – which was planning an attack against Israel
Air Force fighter jets attacked a military structure of the IML movement where a number of terrorists were staying in the Marja’ion area of southern Lebanon. “During the war, IML operated against Israel and was planning another attack these days as well,” the IDF spokesperson said.
The IDF added that earlier today, Golani fighters identified a terrorist observing from a drone, with the aim of directing missions to the area of the north of the country. The force directed an aircraft that attacked the terrorist. It was also reported that in recent hours fighter jets attacked Hezbollah terrorist infrastructures in the areas of Kfar Kila and Tir Harfa and military buildings in the areas of Mis al-Jebel and Beyda, in southern Lebanon.
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