Brief: US and Iran fail to reach a deal, Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepening
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
This week, 193 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 749 Palestinians in Gaza. US and Iran fail to reach a deal. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepening. Israel bombs Lebanon 100 times in 10 minutes. Israel has killed at least 72,328 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Kamel Hyder, Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Heidi Pett, (heidipett_) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Nida Ibrahim, (@nida_journo) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Tareq Abu Azzoum, (@abuoazzum) Al Jazeera Senior Correspondent
- Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent
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This episode was produced by Marthe van der Wolf. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Alexandra Locke is the Take's Executive Producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Martha Vanderwolf and this is the take. |
| 0:11.0 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:19.0 | This week, 193 days into a ceasefire, |
| 0:24.6 | Israel has killed at least 749 Palestinians in Gaza. |
| 0:30.6 | US and Iran failed to reach a deal. |
| 0:35.6 | Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepening. |
| 0:40.3 | Israel bombs Lebanon 100 times in 10 minutes. |
| 0:45.3 | Today's Sunday, April 12, Israel has killed at least 72,000, |
| 0:52.3 | 328 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7,23. |
| 1:00.1 | Ceasefire discussions between the United States and Iran ended without a deal early Sunday |
| 1:06.4 | morning. It is unclear if talks will be resumed in the near future. |
| 1:11.6 | Some of the main sticking points are around the straight-over moves, |
| 1:15.6 | Israel's continued bombing of Lebanon and Iran's uranium program. |
| 1:21.6 | Al Jazeera's Kamal Haider reports from Islamabad where the talks were held. |
| 1:26.6 | No breakthrough, but no breakdown. |
| 1:30.3 | So the offer is on the table. |
| 1:33.3 | Pakistan has already said that Pakistan remains committed to be the mediator, |
| 1:39.3 | to try to find a diplomatic pathway to settle the crisis. The diplomatic option is not closed. |
| 1:47.0 | People will be disappointed. |
| 1:49.0 | And of course the world at large, which was holding its breadth, |
| 1:52.0 | hoping that there will be some sort of a breakthrough, |
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