Abduction and murder

According to a report, masked gunmen set up a roadblock in Pakistan and killed 2 people (injuring 6 others) who were in a car and refused to stop. Reportedly, they then stopped a bus and after checking passenger’s identification took 9 people hostage, all from the eastern Punjab region, they later killed them.

According to the report, police found their bodies about 3 miles from the road. Reportedly, the incidents occured in Pakistan’s Baluchistan region where people have been fighting for independence, no group has claimed responsibility.

Conjoined twins die

According to a report, the world’s oldest living conjoined twins died on 7 April, aged 62. Reportedly, Lori and George Schappell were born in Pennsylvania with fused heads, they shared 30% of their brain.

According to the report, though same sex George came out as transgender in 2007. Reportedly, the pair managed to pursue different interests, George was a country singer and Lori was a ten pin bowler.

Iran attack

According to a report, Iran fired around 300 missiles and drones into Israel instigating nationwide sirens. Reportedly, 99% were intercepted but there was minor damage to an israeli defence force base in southern Israel, and one child has been injured by shrapnel.

According to the report, the iranian chief of staff said any israeli retaliation will be met with a further attack. Reportedly, g7 will hold a virtual meeting this afternoon (gmt) to discuss the attack.

Iran seize container ship

According to a report, iranian islamic revolutionary guard corps seized a container ship near the strait of Hormuz, a strait between the persian gulf and the gulf of Oman. Reportedly, the portuguese flagged vessel which had set off from a port in the united arab emirates enroute to India is associated with zodiac maritime, a part of the zodiac group run by israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer. According to the report, there were 25 crew members on board.

News Israel

According to a report, no one knows the whereabouts of Yahya Sinwar, leader of hamas though he is sending his responses to proposals from discussions in Cairo, he is possibly hiding in a tunnel network. He may be disappointed that palestinians in Samaria and east Jerusalem have not risen up against israelis as urged.

Reportedly, according to a poll younger palestinians do not think the two state solution of an independent Palestine alongside Israel will ever emerge, instead under30s want a single state in which they could fight for and win democratic rights. According to the report, they compare their fight with the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.

Samaria

According to a report, Israel has launched many raids against armed groups and arrested thousands in Samaria. Reportedly, the israeli defence force shot and killed two Palestinians, one was confirmed by hamas to be a local commander.

According to a report, there was violence during a search for a 14 year old israeli boy. Reportedly, the idf intervened and managed to disperse people after dozens of israelis went into al Mughayyir village near Ramallah armed with guns and stones. According to the report, a palestinian man was killed and 35 were injured. Reportedly, the boy who went missing on Friday has not been found.

Kibbutz Nir Oz

According to reports, more than 1,200 israelis were killed on October 7 and of the 253 hostages taken into Gaza atleast 34 are dead. Two kibbutzes situated on the border with Gaza were attacked. Reportedly, a quarter of the 400 people living in Kibbutz Nir Oz were killed or taken prisoner, the irony being that kibbutzes have a left wing policy that supports the idea of peace with Palestinians.

According to the report, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz said, I wish that there will be a leader to bring some prosperity in Gaza, because in the end we must have peace, but anyone who supports hamas is an enemy. The moment they leave their weapons the war will stop, the moment Israel will leave their weapons we will not exist. That is the difference.

Us stocks

According to a report, u.s. stocks are falling, gold has risen to $2,400 per ounze and oil prices have risen by more than 2% because of trouble in the middle east. Reportedly, u.s. investor attention focused on Friday’s start of the corporate earnings term after data released this week destroyed the possibility that the federal reserve could cut interest rates. According to the report, equity markets took the change in their stride and remained optimistic.

Middle East

According to a report, more than 1,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza in the past days. Reportedly, Israel said they nearly doubled the number of trucks entering Gaza this week. According to the report, the u.n.’s humanitarian coordinator said Israel’s responsibility does not end at getting aid trucks in but also to ensure that aid agencies have the ability to safely distribute the aid.

Reportedly, Iran said they will avoid a major escalation by acting hastily in their response to an alleged israeli strike on their embassy in Damascus which killed a top iranian commander.

According to a report, the eu have placed hamas and islamic jihad who were already designated terrorist organisations on their human rights sanctions list for widespread sexual and gender based violence. Reportedly, the qassam, al quds brigade and nukhba force are subject to an assets freeze.

Negotiating agreement

According to a report, Russia said that a draft Russia Ukraine agreement negotiated in Istanbul in 2022 could be a preliminary for talks to end the war, however the discussions would have to take into consideration new realities, that is new entities have been included in the constitution.

Reportedly, Switzerland’s government said they will host a conference in June for peace talks in Ukraine, and that they hope Russia will join in the peace process some day. According to the report, Russia has dismissed the ukrainian president’s peace plan that consists of a russian withdrawal and paying compensation to Ukraine.