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Bureau: Jerusalem
A 45-day ceasefire proposal reached both capitals as US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's intelligence chief, destroyed its largest petrochemical complex, and hit 75 meters from Bushehr's reactor.
The fifth Bushehr strike landed 75 meters from the reactor — down from 350 meters in March — and the IAEA, WHO, and Iran's foreign minister are all using the word catastrophe.
Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi ran the IRGC's intelligence organization and was killed Monday morning in US-Israeli strikes — hours after a 45-day ceasefire framework reached both capitals.
An Iranian missile hit a residential building in Haifa on Sunday evening, killing four people whose bodies were recovered from the rubble after hours of search-and-rescue.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said Hormuz is permanently changed for the US and Israel — a declaration that preempts any ceasefire framework requiring its reopening.
Easter Saturday brought Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon and Beirut, killing 14 people including a 4-year-old child, as Israel announced plans to permanently occupy parts of the south.
Hormuz has been closed since February 28; the Houthis continue to control Bab el-Mandeb; global shipping now faces simultaneous disruption at both ends of the Arabian Peninsula.
Iran's Operation True Promise 4 has now reached Wave 97, with Waves 93-96 launched over April 4-5 targeting Israeli military sites, energy infrastructure, and US-linked Gulf facilities.