Here are Monday’s updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel’s war with Hezbollah:<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Former hostage Rom Braslavski said those responsible for the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 are currently in the Knesset<\/a>, Israel’s parliament.<\/p>\n \u25a0 European Union Foreign Ministers approved sanctions<\/a> against seven violent Israeli settlers and organizations in the West Bank, a source familiar with the matter told Haaretz. Among the sanctioned groups is right-wing NGO Regavim, co-founded by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. He called for the annexation of “strategic” areas<\/a> in the West Bank in response.<\/p>\n \u25a0 U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to the U.S. cease-fire offer<\/a> was “just unacceptable,” characterizing Tehran’s offer as a “stupid proposal.” Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said his country’s armed forces<\/a> were ready to respond to “any aggression.”<\/p>\n \u25a0 The Israeli military currently controls 68 locations in southern Lebanon, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam confirmed to DPA<\/a>. This amounts to nearly half of the territory south of the Litani River, which is situated approximately 30 kilometres (about 18.5 miles) north of the Israeli border.<\/p>\n \u25a0 Lebanon’s president has urged the United States<\/a> to put pressure on \u200cIsrael to cease fire and stop home demolitions in south Lebanon, the presidency said<\/p>\n \u25a0 A surface-to-air missile was launched at an Israeli aircraft<\/a> operating in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement. Hezbollah said it intercepted an Israeli drone operating in the Tyre region of Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera, which cited the militant group.<\/p>\n