Brief: No peace talks between US and Iran. Israel intensifies its attacks on Gaza. — The Take

[0:02] Al Jazeera podcasts I'm Marta VanderWolf and this is The Take. [0:10] As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. [0:18] This week, 207 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 809 Palestinians in Gaza. [0:28] No peace talks between U.S. and Iran. Israel intensifies its attacks on Gaza. [0:36] Israeli settlers fire at a school in the occupied West Bank. [0:41] Today's Sunday, April 26. Israel has killed at least 72,585 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. [0:55] It's day 58 of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. [1:00] U.S. President Donald Trump called off peace talks at the last moment. [1:05] They were scheduled to continue in Pakistan this weekend. [1:09] The Iranians said no formal talks were scheduled in the first place. [1:14] Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javid reports from Islamabad. [1:18] We've been told by various diplomats that diplomacy is not dead despite the setback that has come here. [1:26] It appears that the Pakistanis have not given up hope in the whole peace process. [1:31] It is going to take time. We've been told that diplomacy is not an event but a process. [1:38] And that process continues behind closed doors. [1:40] It will now be a wait-and-see process on how the Iranians react to the latest statement by the U.S. President. [1:49] to pick up the phone and call him if they need to talk. [1:54] The so-called yellow line imposed by Israel in Lebanon continues to raise fears of a long-term occupation. [2:02] And despite a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, there have been multiple violations. [2:08] Al Jazeera's Zena Chodor reports from southern Lebanon. [2:13] We are in Faroum and it is among the villages that lie just north of the so-called yellow line [2:18] that the Israeli military imposed. It is calling it a new security border. [2:25] The Israeli military's map shows a zone several kilometers deep into Lebanon, [2:29] from which it says it wants free of Hezbollah and weapons. [2:34] We can't drive any further. It's dangerous because according to that map, [2:39] beyond this point falls within the yellow line zone. [2:43] Israeli troops are a few kilometers from here, mainly in border villages. [2:47] Israel asserts control by fire. [2:50] By Israel's own admission, Hezbollah is still south of the yellow line. [2:55] It's said soldiers engaged with the fighters in recent days. [2:59] Israel has created a boundary, but this is still contested territory. [3:06] Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip intensified over the past week, [3:10] overwhelming hospitals and grieving families. [3:14] A U.S. brokered ceasefire in October 2025 continues to be violated by Israel. [3:21] Al Jazeera's Hind Khudri has more from Gaza. [3:25] In Khan Yunus, a drone strike killed 23-year-old Yahya and injured three others. [3:32] Hours later, a separate Israeli attack killed three civil defense workers [3:39] while they were traveling in a car along Salah al-Din road. [3:43] These incidents come amid a fragile ceasefire that has been in place since October. [3:49] Despite the agreement, violence has persisted, [3:52] with hundreds of people reportedly killed in the months since it began. [3:57] And in the past week, attacks have been growing more intense. [4:01] Hospitals are running out of basic supplies, making it increasingly difficult for them to treat the wounded. [4:08] And medical teams on the ground say conditions are deteriorating, [4:12] warning that Gaza's health system cannot withstand another wave of attacks. [4:20] Israeli settlers killed two Palestinians after opening fire on a school in the occupied West Bank. [4:27] One of the victims was a 13-year-old boy. [4:30] Al Jazeera's Noor Odeh reports from Ramallah on the surge in settler violence this year. [4:36] Israeli settlers killed their 32-year-old son, Jihad, [4:40] as they attacked the school in Al Mghayr village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. [4:45] A second mother grieves her 13-year-old child, Aus. [4:49] Israeli settlers shot him in the head during the same attack. [4:54] Grief turns to anger as crowds pour out of the emergency room, [4:58] carrying the bodies of the latest victims of settler attacks in Al Mghayr. [5:03] These killings evoke bitter memories in the village. [5:06] Seven years ago, Aus's father, Hamdi, was also shot and killed by Israeli settlers, [5:12] attacking Al Mghayr village. [5:14] Aus was six at the time. [5:16] No one was ever held to account. [5:19] Residents in Al Mghayr say the people who killed Jihad and Aus will enjoy the same impunity. [5:27] Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from duty and sentenced to 30 days in detention [5:33] for destroying a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon. [5:38] One soldier used a sledgehammer to damage the statue, while the other photographed the act. [5:44] Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim reports that Israeli forces have a history of attacking religious sites. [5:51] The Israeli army was quick to announce the punishment, [5:54] after an uproar over what happened in Debel village in southern Lebanon. [5:59] In a post on social media, it says a replacement cross has already been installed. [6:04] But if we look at the picture, the apology will start to look disingenuous. [6:10] The new cross is orthodox and Debel is Maronite Catholic, [6:15] one of 55 southern Lebanese villages still under Israel's military occupation of the area. [6:21] During its genocide in Gaza, Israel bombarded hundreds of mosques and all three of its churches, [6:28] among them one of the oldest churches in the world. [6:31] No one was charged, no one detained. [6:35] Many officials around the world condemned the desecration of the cross, [6:39] but its attacks against Palestinians do not often spark that level of outrage, [6:44] even when proof exists. [6:46] And that's The Take for Sunday, April 26. [6:52] Please join us again tomorrow. [6:54] This episode was produced by me, Martha VanderWolf. [6:58] Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. [7:00] And Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer.