The 40-day war — key events timeline

From the 2025 prelude to the April 7–8 ceasefire, 2026

Duration
40 days
Feb 28 – Apr 7, 2026
Deaths
3,400+
Over the course of the conflict
Ceasefire brokered by
Pakistan
PM Shehbaz Sharif, Islamabad
Conflict timeline
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40-day conflict
Conflict duration
Day 1 → Day 40
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Source: Article — "Fire in the Strait: Trump's War, Netanyahu's Dream, and a World Holding its Breath."