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President Donald Trump is sending special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to Pakistan to hold another round of talks with Iran. This as Israel and Lebanon extend their own ceasefire. Bloomberg's Dan Williams has more from Jerusalem.

The Bank of Israel is likely to upgrade its growth projection for 2026 given the ceasefire in Iran and a new deal to end hostilities in Lebanon, says central bank Governor Amir Yaron. He speaks to Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz on the sidelines of the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington.

President Donald Trump says talks between Israel and Lebanon may happen over the next week or two. He speaks with reporters at the White House.

Jonathan Panikoff, Director of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, looks ahead to the US-Iran negotiations with Vice President Vance expected to lead the US delegation in discussions scheduled for Islamabad on Saturday. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.

More than 1.1 million people have been displaced in Lebanon since the onset of the conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, according to the United Nations. Former UK Foreign Secretary and president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband joins Christina Ruffini and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Lebanon and Syria. Watch the full interview on Bloomberg This Weekend. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.

Israel will take control of large parts of southern Lebanon and prevent more than 600,000 residents from returning to their homes as part of the campaign against Hezbollah. Bloomberg's Dan Williams reports.

Israel plans to control southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to curb Hezbollah, while Beirut expels Iran's ambassador. International Crisis Group's David Wood tells Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East & Africa that Lebanon faces major hurdles in reining in the group.

The oil market has been roiled by the Iran war, with prices swinging wildly. For regions most dependent on Gulf exports, the strain is already apparent, with wider, global implications on the horizon.

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have triggered a regional crisis and sent energy prices skyward. In the US, President Donald Trump's decision to go to war also could hurt his party in an election year.