• A UN task force in South Sudan reported hundreds of civilians were killed last week in the central mosque in the city of Benito, in a church, in the city hospital, and in an abandoned UN food camp. The massacre was carried out on ethnic grounds by armed rebels in the town of Benito.
• Eight people were killed last night in southern Finland when a light plane carrying paratroopers crashed and caught fire. Three of the passengers survived after parachuting from the plane before it crashed, and suffered only minor injuries. Initial investigations indicate that parts of the plane fell off before it began to dive and crash.
• A young Arab man was stabbed and slightly injured, and nine others were arrested in a clan fight in the A-Tur neighborhood of Jerusalem. During the fight, the parties threw stones and bottles, and damage was caused to two police cars that were called to the scene. Private vehicles were also damaged. At the same time, dozens of young men belonging to one of the clans gathered at the Flower Gate in the Old City with the aim of reaching the scene. The police arrested two young men on suspicion of threatening and assaulting a police officer.
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• Seoul declared the area where the ferry sank a 'disaster-stricken' area last night. The local coast guard said the official death toll had climbed to 85. 240 of the ferry's passengers are still missing, and the chances of finding more survivors are virtually zero.
• Korean police announced that four additional crew members who were aboard the ferry that sank last week have been detained on suspicion of neglecting to protect their passengers. These are the first two captains, the second captain and the chief engineer, who is also credited with abandoning the ferry. Last week, the captain and two additional crew members were arrested.
• One and a half million travelers visited national parks and reserves throughout the country during Passover - a significant increase in travelers compared to last year. The Nature and Parks Authority reported that the favorite sites were, among others, the water sites: Ein Gedi National Park, Banias Nature Reserve, Nahal Ayun, Nahal Prat, Nahal Amud and Ayanot Tzukim.
• A gang suspected of stealing 30,000 liters of oil from an underground pipeline was caught in Britain today. The pipeline from which the oil was stolen is considered a major source of supply for gas, diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. According to British police estimates, the theft is worth millions of euros.
• The tires of a resident of the village of Mu'awiya in Wadi Ara were punctured last night in the city of Yikneam, and a Star of David was painted on the doors of the car. Afula police are investigating the incident, and a possible connection between it and three cases of damage to Arab and Druze property in the city in recent weeks is being examined. The connection to the 'Price Tag' activity is also being examined.
• An anti-tank missile was launched at an IDF jeep moving along the perimeter fence in the southern Gaza Strip on a routine patrol. The incident occurred at 6:30 AM. In response, the IDF responded with mortar fire, which resulted in the launch of a barrage of six rockets towards Israel. The IDF attacked three targets in the Gaza Strip.
• The death of the 4-year-old boy who drowned yesterday in a pool at a guesthouse in Had Nes in the Golan Heights was confirmed at Ziv Hospital in Safed this afternoon. The boy was hospitalized yesterday in critical condition, but despite attempts to save his life and stabilize his condition, the medical team was forced to declare him dead.
• Following a failure in the landing gear, Malaysia Airlines Flight 192, which was en route to Bangalore, India, turned back and made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur.
• Syria has announced that it will hold presidential elections on June 3, 2014, state television reported this morning. Incumbent President Bashar Assad, who has been battling a three-year civil war that has claimed more than 150,000 lives, is expected to win a third term.
• US Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce during a two-day tour of Ukraine that he will send a team of experts to the country to help develop oil knowledge, officials in the vice president's office said. The assistance will be primarily technical and will focus on ways to increase oil field productivity.
• Parents of female students at a school in Borno State, Nigeria, that was attacked by Boko Haram last week, claimed today to the local governor that 234 female students were kidnapped during the attack – not 85, as reported by state officials.
• Meretz Chairwoman Zehava Galon responded today to Minister Avigdor Lieberman's condemnation following the arson of the mosque in Umm al-Fahm: "Lieberman is leading a campaign of political 'price tag' against the Arab citizens of Israel and their representatives. His words are clear incitement intended to inflame the situation among the Arab citizens of Israel.".
• The Rishon LeZion Municipality said that during the holiday, the water supply was disrupted throughout the city, but that the supply has now been restored. The municipal hotline said that there may still be problems with the water supply on the upper floors.
• Approximately 1,200 Arabs demonstrated today at the Umm al-Fahm intersection, protesting the racism directed towards them. The background to the demonstration is the "price tag" operation during which the door of a mosque in the city was vandalized last week. Knesset members Taleb al-Sana (RAM-TA'AL) and Muhammad Baraka (Hadath) and Sheikh Ra'ad Salah participated in the demonstration.
