Overview
- Israeli police kept most worshippers out of Jerusalem’s Old City and ordered closed-door services, with the Birkat Kohanim blessing reduced to 50 priests and the rest watching online.
- In Gaza City, a small group gathered at the battered Church of the Holy Family for Easter prayers as parish priest Gabriel Romanelli urged an end to the war and said danger persists despite a declared truce.
- The Latin Patriarchate reports repeated strikes on Gaza churches and heavy damage, and a local witness says an attack on St. Porphyrius killed 20 Christians.
- In southern Lebanon, the health ministry counts at least 1,422 dead and 4,294 injured from Israeli strikes and ground operations, and residents in Rmeich, Ain Ebel and Debel report their towns are encircled.
- The International Court of Justice is weighing genocide allegations tied to the conflict, a charge Israel rejects as it cites self‑defence against Hamas.