These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Monday, April 13, 2026.
![Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Corniche al-Mazraa, Beirut, Lebanon, April 13, 2026. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-13T185711Z_1094720038_RC2EOKA7W5IM_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-ISRAEL-LEBANON-1776111379.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Danai Nesta Kupemba is a Zimbabwean writer currently based in South Africa. She has also lived in Germany and the UK. She believes in the power of med... ia to unite, heal and help us understand the human condition.
These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Monday, April 13, 2026.
![Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Corniche al-Mazraa, Beirut, Lebanon, April 13, 2026. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-13T185711Z_1094720038_RC2EOKA7W5IM_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-ISRAEL-LEBANON-1776111379.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Sunday, April 12, 2026.

Miguel Diaz-Canel vows to resist US pressure as Trump escalates threats, tightens oil blockade on the island.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Thursday, April 9.

These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

These were the updates on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran for Tuesday, April 7.

From fleeing for political reasons to looking for an adventure, Zimbabweans share why they left their home country.
![Lance Guma left Zimbabwe in 2003 after being attacked while working as a TV correspondent for foreign media [Photo courtesy of Lance Guma]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Picture1-Lance-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
What happens when you reject the identity your parents fought for and embrace that of those they fought against?
