On April 7, Iranian authorities reported that a series of US-Israeli airstrikes targeted the central Tehran neighborhood of Palestine, resulting in the complete destruction of the Rafi Nia Jewish Synagogue.Homayoun Sameh Najafabadi, representative of the Jewish community in Iran’s parliament, condemned the attack, saying, “During our religious holidays, the Israeli entity targeted us and showed no mercy, even to Jews in Iran.”“The synagogue was completely destroyed, leaving Torah scrolls under the rubble, an act that pains Jews around the world,” he explained, adding that “Israel’s” aggression spares neither Muslims nor other religious communities, and expressed hope for the triumph of the Islamic Republic and lasting peace globally.

According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, more than 20,000 patients and wounded people are currently waiting to travel abroad for medical treatment. Despite the overwhelming need, official data provided by al-Waheidi shows that only 154 children have been allowed to leave Gaza since the crossing partially reopened in February.

Former Liberal Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy has heavily criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in March 2026. Axworthy argued the support broke with Canadian tradition by backing a “unilateral and unlawful” action not authorized by the UN, comparing it unfavorably to Canada’s 2003 refusal to join the Iraq war.