Today we're talking about changes in the war between Israel and Hamas, an update on

college basketball playoffs and other top news for Monday, April 8th.

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Here's the verse of the week. For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed,

but my steadfast love shall not depart from you and my covenant of peace shall not be removed

Says the Lord who has compassion on you

Isaiah 5410

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Israel's making some changes in their six-month-old conflict with Hamas.

On Friday, Israel's military dismissed two officers for violating

standard procedure in the Gaza airstrike that killed seven humanitarian workers.

Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, mistakenly believed Hamas gunmen were operating the aid vehicles.

The tragedy prompted President Biden to warn Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that U.S. support

is contingent upon humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Hours later Israel announced opening three more aid corridors in Gaza.

As food flows in, troops are leaving.

Sunday the IDF pulled all but one As food flows in, troops are leaving.

Sunday, the IDF pulled all but one military brigade from southern Gaza.

On Israel's home front, Benny Gantz, a member of the emergency government, and more popular political rival of Netanyahu,

called for early elections in response to mounting public discontent

when Netanyahu's failure to bring hostages home thus far. Death is all around us, and the darkness weighs heavily on our hearts and our world, but believers have hope because

Emmanuel is present with us in the darkness, and our living God has removed the sting of death

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