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Philippe Lazzarini, outgoing UNRWA Commissioner-General, called for an independent expert panel to investigate the killing of over 390 staff amid the ongoing Gaza war, marking the deadliest incident in UN history, while Israeli violations continue and civilians face severe shortages and hardship.
A group of premature infants evacuated from Gaza in November 2023 have returned to the enclave after more than two years. Eleven toddlers crossed the Rafah Crossing under strict controls. Before their evacuation, they were moved to neonatal care units due to power cuts and shortages at al-Shifa Hospital.
The Israeli Knesset approved a death penalty law targeting Palestinians while excluding settlers, drawing condemnation from human rights groups and several countries due to its discriminatory nature and violation of international law.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Lebanon faces accusations of harboring Khaled Al-Aidi, a Palestinian-Syrian Ukrainian citizen and Israeli agent implicated in multiple terror operations in Lebanon and beyond. Lebanese authorities seek his arrest amid Hezbollah’s refusal to hand him over and fears of his smuggling out of the country.
The Israeli Knesset has approved a law permitting executions of Palestinian detainees and hostages accused of killings, while excluding Israelis accused of killing Palestinians. The law is viewed as racially discriminatory and affects around 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Mohamad Safa, former main representative of Patriotic Vision at the UN, revealed that the UN is preparing for possible nuclear use in Iran, warning of a catastrophic humanitarian and environmental crisis and urging urgent public action to prevent it.
Four European countries expressed concern about an Israeli bill that would broaden the death penalty application against Palestinian detainees, warning of its discriminatory nature and impact on Israel’s democratic principles amid Palestinian warnings and calls for international intervention.
Germany held closed proceedings to shield Hartmut Ebbing, a pro-Israel activist and former FDP lawmaker, convicted of abusing his partner’s son and previously sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse material, with part of his prison sentence suspended.
Three Palestinians, including a groom-to-be, were killed in an Israeli strike targeting civilians in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood amid escalating Israeli attacks violating the ceasefire. Since October, hundreds including children, women, and the elderly have been killed despite the ceasefire agreement.
Israeli authorities blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Father Francesco Ielpo from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass, described by church officials as unprecedented. Following European criticism, limited groups were allowed to pray, while Palestinians rejected Israel’s security claims.
