- Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that at least 64 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn on Friday, and casualties continue to mount.
- The UN’s World Food Programme issues an urgent warning that “Gaza needs food now” as hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of hunger.
- Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza says people are “psychologically broken” amid Israeli bombing and being unable to feed their children due to the Israeli blockade on aid supplies.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 51,065 Palestinians have been confirmed dead and 116,505 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since it began 18 months ago.
- The Gaza Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Four killed in northern Gaza
Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting that four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on the al-Atatra neighbourhood of Beit Lahiya, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
We will bring you more information as we get it.
Israel still eyeing a limited attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities: Report
Israel’s government has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, despite reports that the Trump administration opposes the move, the Reuters news agency reports, citing an Israeli official and two people familiar with the matter.
We previously reported that President Trump reportedly blocked a planned Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites in favour of negotiating a nuclear deal with Tehran, according to The New York Times.
US assistance would have been required to ensure Israel’s proposed attack was successful and defend it against retaliation, according to the NYT report.
But Israeli officials now believe they could launch a more limited strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities that would require less US support, according to Reuters. Such an attack would be significantly smaller than those Israel initially proposed, Reuters added, without providing more details.
Israeli drone strike on refugee camp kills one
Al Jazeera Arabic said the attack was on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Palestinian Information Center reported that a young man, identified as Akram al-Hawajri, was killed by the drone near the al-Fazb market, located to the north of the entrance to Bureij camp.
Israeli artillery is reported to be shelling the nearby Maghazi refugee camp, located south of Bureij camp in central Gaza.
We will bring you more on these attacks as information emerges.
The meaning of Easter in Palestine
Easter holds special meaning for Christian Palestinians.
For Good Friday, we spoke to a Palestinian pastor raised in Bethlehem who underlined the parallels between the Israeli oppression of his people and the crucifixion of Jesus at the centre of his faith.
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from The Take’s archives. This originally aired on March 29, 2024. None of the dates, titles or other references from that time have been changed.
A recap of recent developments
- At least 64 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Friday, including a strike on a makeshift barbershop in Khan Younis that killed at least six people.
- The US military’s assault on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen has intensified, with the death toll for its overnight attacks on Ras Isa port in the Hodeidah governorate standing at 80.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said he “will not let anyone disarm” the movement, as the US presses Lebanon’s government to compel the group to hand over its weapons.
- The Israeli military has killed two Hezbollah members in separate drone attacks in southern Lebanon, including bombing a vehicle on a highway near the city of Sidon.
- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said an estimated 420,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel resumed its attacks on Gaza on March 18.
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