"As Christians across the globe remember Jesus’ journey through Holy Week, Israel is taking the unprecedented steps of restricting access to holy sites in Jerusalem":

• Israel Is Blocking Palestinians from Easter at Church Where Jesus Resurrected (Sojourners)

Iran War updates:

• Trump Says U.S. Military Has Rescued Airman Shot Down over Iran (NPR)
• Iran Says Several 'Enemy Flying Objects' Destroyed During US Pilot Rescue Mission (Business Standard)
• Iran Says It Hit Israel-linked Vessel in Strait of Hormuz (Reuters /AlArabiyya)
• Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Complex (NY Times)
• Projectile Hits near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant, Killing One: IAEA (Aljazeera)
• Universities Hit as US, Israel Ramp Up Attacks on Iran’s Infrastructure (Aljazeera)
• US Satellite Firm Planet Labs Announces Blackout on War on Iran Images (Aljazeera)

"The niece and grand-niece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested Friday night after their lawful U.S. permanent resident status was terminated":

• U.S. Revokes Legal Residence Status of Former Iranian Guard Leader Soleimani's Family, Takes Them into ICE Custody (CBS News)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Fire Kills Four Palestinians in Gaza, Medics Say (Asharq l-Aswat)
• Israel’s Attack on UNRWA Is Central to Its Genocide of the Palestinians (Aljazeera)

"By making Iran into a religious crusade, Trump’s spiritual advisers are making the war that much more difficult to end":

• Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War (The Intercept)

After Netanyahu's boast that Israel has "'changed the Middle East,' ... [o]pposition leader Yair Lapid swiftly countered with a video of his own, mocking Netanyahu’s speech as 'arrogant'":

• As the Iran War Drags on, Israeli Solidarity Comes Under Strain (CNN)

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