Easter airstrikes in Lebanon
In Lebanon, Easter services were mixed with funerals, after Israel launched a wave of strikes in its northern neighbor. The strikes were targeted across Lebanon's south, in the Bekaa Valley, and in the capital Beirut's southern suburbs.
Members of Lebanon's General Security stand at the Masnaa border crossing in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Bilal Hussein/AP)
United Nations peacekeepers said they've lodged a formal protest after Israeli soldiers destroyed security cameras outside a U.N. base in southern Lebanon. Three UN peacekeepers were killed last month, and several have been wounded.
In addition to ordering people out of the country's southern region, Israel's military is also ordering the evacuation of Lebanon's main crossing with neighboring Syria – warning it may strike that area too.
Israelis hold anti-war protests
As the Middle East war enters its sixth week, anti-war protests are growing in Israel.
Demonstrations took place in several cities across Israel over the weekend, with police breaking up a large gathering in Tel Aviv.
Hundreds of protesters held signs with the faces of Lebanese children killed by the Israeli military. One protestor, Shiri Katz, told NPR: "I think this war is going nowhere."
People raise their hands during a protest calling for an end to the war in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Maya Levin/AP)"As much as I'd like to see peace in the Middle East and freedom and democracy for Iran, let's face it, we won't get it from this war," Katz said.
Police broke up the protest and made arrests. There is a wartime ban on large gatherings for security reasons. But Israel's High Court of Justice says hundreds may protest.
Christian leaders call for peace
During his first Easter Mass at the Vatican, Pope Leo made a passionate appeal against global conflict.
Russia evacuates Iran power plant staff
Russia says it is continuing to evacuate its staff from Iran's lone operational nuclear power plant amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks. The latest exit comes as Tehran said its nuclear facility had come under attack — killing an Iranian security guard.
The head of Russia's nuclear energy agency, Rosatom's Alexey Likhachev said nearly 200 Russian workers departed the Bushehr nuclear facility by bus minutes before the plant was hit, and were now en route out of Iran.
Likhachev, who's been slowly pulling his staff of 700 Russian workers from the nuclear plant since the U.S.-Israeli attacks began over a month ago, suggested a full withdrawal was now imminent.
Iran has accused the U.S. and Israel of repeatedly targeting Bushehr.
And though there have been no registered spikes in radiation levels, the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency has said it is "deeply concerned" over continued fighting near the facility.
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