Carrie Khan

He put out a video last night saying, look, don't worry, I am not backing down.

He said, there is no ceasefire in Lebanon.

We are still striking Hezbollah with great force, and we won't stop until we restore your security.

Catholic leaders held Good Friday services inside the Church of the Savior in Jerusalem's Old City.

That's instead of along the Via Dolorosa Street, where the faithful usually reenact where Jesus is believed to have walked before his crucifixion.

Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali says Jerusalem, without the usual tens of thousands of religious pilgrims, is sad.

But we wait better days and we pray for peace.

Israeli police had stopped top Catholic officials from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.

After worldwide criticism, a small group of religious leaders are now allowed to hold holy week services inside the church that dates back to the 4th century.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Jerusalem.

Indonesia's foreign ministry says the UN must fully investigate the deaths of three of its peacekeepers.

In an emergency security council meeting, Indonesia's representative demanded a direct investigation and, quote, not just Israel's excuses.

One peacekeeper was killed Sunday by what Indonesia says was indirect artillery fire.

The two others were killed Monday when their vehicle struck a roadside explosive.

Israel says its forces did not place explosives in the area nor deploy troops there.

Lebanese officials say more than 1,200 people have been killed since Israel invaded.

Their figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

Israel says it's killed more than 800 Hezbollah militants since the start of the Iran war.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Up until Saturday's missile launch, the Iranian-backed Houthis had stayed out of this war, but a Houthi spokesman says attacks will continue until, quote, the aggression on all resistant fronts stops.