Bomb attack

According to a report, seven people including two children were killed in a car when a bomb exploded in the market town of Azaz near the turkish border. Reportedly, the town is run by pro turkish militias who control large areas along the border. According to the report, when the bomb went off the market was busy with people buying clothes for their children to mark the feast of Eid al- Fitre, the end of the fasting month of ramadam.

Reportedly, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the report, Azaz is home to the syrian interim government who claim to be the only legitimate government. Reportedly, bombs targeting civilians are not rare in the region, in 2017 an attack in Azaz by islamic state killed more than 40 people. According to the report, the town was briefly captured by i.s. in 2013.

Supreme court rules in favour of mandatory conscription for orthodox jews

According to a report, historically orthodox jews have been exempt from conscription but 500 soldiers have been killed in the war in Gaza which has resulted in some members of the government and opposition placing the onus of military duty on the orthodox community. Reportedly, the judiciary found the policy of exemption to be discriminatory and Israel will be obliged to conscript orthodox jews from Monday.

According to the report, a member of the war cabinet has praised the new ruling, but the israeli prime minister who was told he had until Monday to present a new plan has asked the court for a thirty day extension in order to find a compromise.

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According to a report, Israel has recalled their negotiating team from Qatar following hamas’s rejection of their latest proposal. Reportedly, a planned cabinet meeting in Israel on a proposed bill to make orthodox students enlist has been postponed at the last minute. According to the report, the subject has ignited a debate in Israel. Reportedly, a protest for military equality was held in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

According to the report, when a young male was stabbed to death for a bag of flour in northern Gaza his family decided to leave for al-Mawasi, a coastal area in southern Gaza that has been designated a humanitarian zone by israelis. Reportedly, al-Mawasi, 4 kilometres from Rafah spans 16 square kilometres of mainly coast and dunes that is now home to 380,000 people. According to the report, its fine soil makes it impossible to dig tunnels and there are no high rise buildings which makes the area safe.

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According to a report, in the early hours of Friday israeli planes targeted several sites in Syria killing around 42 people. Reportedly, a hezbollah weapons store and air defence facilities were strook; the people who died were thought to have been soldiers.

According to the report, Israel who have promised to prevent Iran from giving advanced weapons to Syria or from building up their military presence has increased attacks in Syria.

Reportedly, border attacks between Israel and hezbollah in Lebanon have increaseď since October 8 when hezbollah began launching strikes. According to the report, on Wednesday airstrikes on Lebanon killed 16 people, including hezbollah fighters.

Easter

The Easter triduum begins on the evening of Thursday with the last supper and ends on Easter Sunday. On the Thursday evening a meal was in progress and Jesus knew that his time had come, so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, wrapped a towel around his waist and pouring water into a basin he began to wash his friend’s feet, drying them with the towel and telling them, I am your teacher.

There are parallels to dharma, one of the four aims in life and a key concept in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Janism. Dharma refers to the behaviours that are in harmony with the order that sustains life, virtue and moral duties, that is ethics and service.

Shortly after the last supper Jesus was arrested and taken to be questioned by the high priest. The priests had been infiltrated by greeks during a greek emire and may have been affiliated with the romans in order to continue their status. He was brought to the roman emperor and charged with subversion and making himself a king and was crucified on the Friday along with two criminals.

Jesus agonized on the cross for hours with his mother, Mary and Mary Magdeline looking on. When he died a high priest requested his body, which he anointed, wrapped in cloth and placed in his own familiy tomb. Some think that Jesus’s friends removed the body on Saturday evening though christian tradition assumes he rose from the dead. His remains were discovered quite recently.

Dehli politician arrested

According to a report, a Dehli politician was arrested on charges of irregularities in a new alcohol policy. Reportedly, the now void policy ended the government’s monopoly on liquor sales. According to the report, the court has extended indian opposition leader, Arvind Kejriwal’s custody until Monday. Reportedly, Mr Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi party (aap) has accused the prime minister of a political vendetta.

According to the report, Mr Kejriwal was arrested last week amid criticism from opposition parties that the government was using agencies to cripple their parties. Reportedly, India’s opposition Congress party said their bank accounts had been frozen. According to the report, an alliance of more than 20 opposition parties have arranged a protest rally against his arrest, to take place on Sunday.

News Gaza

According to a report, though Israel say they are letting in all humanitarian aid brought by the rest of the world, the u.n. has accused them of not allowing adequate food into Gaza. Reportedly, the absence of adequate supplies has forced Jordan, the u.s. and the uk to drop aid from the air, but that has proved dangerous.

According to the report, the hamas rejection of a deal to secure hostages was blamed by Israel on the u.n. security council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. A cohesive point is that both Israel and hamas envisage a post war Gaza to be governed by palestinians, though the Palestinian authority don’t appear to be interested at the moment.

U.s. decision was a national security concern

According to a report, the u.s. decision to abstain rather than veto a u.n. resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza was due to a national security concern. Reportedly, a u.s. official said they had worked to ensure that the resolution’s demands for a ceasefire and a hostage deal were part of the same paragraph to dispel the idea that they aren’t linked with each other, though the text does not condition the ceasefire on the release of hostages: The resolution is not binding according to the wording.

According to the report, the u.s. said that they are very disappointed that an israeli delegation will not be coming to Washington to have a conversation about the viable alternatives to an offensive in Rafah on which they have expressed interest. Reportedly, the u.s. who are welcoming the defence minister’s commitments to take additional steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will welcome the defence minister who departs Israel on Sunday.

News Gaza

According to a report, the israeli defence force said they have killed the deputy leader of hamas’s military wing in a strike on a tunnel network beneath the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza. Reportedly, senior hamas commander, Marwan Issa whose death has just been confirmed was described as the group’s number 3, and an organiser of the October 7 attack.

According to the report, a deal consisting of a 6 week pause in fighting and the release of 40 of the hostages in exchange for up to 800 palestinian prisoners has been rejected by hamas in ongoing talks in Qatar.

Reportedly, 30 people were killed in a strike on a family compound in Gaza city, near the al-Shifa hospital where Israel said 175 terrorists have been killed.

According to the report, amid warnings of an imminent famine, 18 people were killed while trying to collect aid that was airdropped. Reportedly, on Monday 12 people drowned when they went in to the sea near the northern town of Beit Lahia to collect food packages, and 6 people were trampled to death when aid packages landed on the ground.

According to the report, Israel has approved several new land routes for aid, but the number of lorries falls short of requirements due to a shortage of drivers. Reportedly, Israel said they had facilitated more than 350 aid trucks over the past month, aid agencies say Gaza needs around 500 per day.

Hacking campaign

According to a report, a hacking campaign has resulted in accusations that a chinese company, mainly seven men were responsible. Reportedly, according to the allegationd the hackers targeted foreign critics of China. According to the report, the men allegedly sent more than 10,000 malicious emails across continents and accessed data bases and emails.

Reportedly, a u.s. state department offered a reward of up to $20 million for information about the men. According to the report, two chinese nationals and the Wuhan Xiaoruizhi company will face sanctions. Reportedly, China deny the charges, and said stop sending cyber attacks to China.