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Day 61 · The US-Israel-Iran war

29 April 2026

3 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.

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29 April 2026 in brief

A UN-backed food security analysis said 1.24 million people in Lebanon were expected to face crisis-level food insecurity or worse from April to August. [1] The Lebanese army said a soldier and his brother were killed by an Israeli strike in Bint Jbeil, and the health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 2,576 killed. [1] Trump told Axios he would keep the naval blockade until a nuclear deal was reached, and Brent crude rose above 119 dollars a barrel, Al Jazeera said. [1] Defence Secretary Hegseth told his first public hearing on the war that the Pentagon put its cost at 25 billion dollars, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine cited 14 US military deaths.

Written from the records it cites; every figure appears in a cited record.

Places in this day's records

Places in this day's records: Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, Washington; 0 events not on the map. Bint Jbeil: 1 recordLebanon: 1 recordLebanonWashington: 1 record

3 places · 0 events not on the map

Bint Jbeil · Lebanon · Washington

Said

At his first public hearing on the war, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon put the war's cost at 25 billion dollars, mostly munitions, and said Iran's nuclear facilities had been 'obliterated' in 2025; Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine cited 14 US military deaths.

United States Armed Forces
29 Apr · to a domestic audience
Reported by Al Jazeera

Market

$124.16

Brent crude, per barrel

+75% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
29 Apr · US Energy Information Administration

Said: 1 statement, not counted as events

Said

United States Armed Forces: At his first public hearing on the war, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon put the war's cost at 25 billion dollars, mostly munitions, and said Iran's nuclear facilities had been 'obliterated' in 2025; Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine cited 14 US military deaths.

Domestic audience · en