In Bucha, Zelensky says world will recognize Russia’s killings as genocide * Lapid: It’s horrific; Liberman: Mutual accusations * IDF head warns of prolonged terror alert

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, April 4, 2022 Sponsored by [Atlantis Kosher Paradise]( Live updates [LIVE: In Bucha, Zelensky says world will recognize killings as ‘genocide’]( By [TOI staff]( [Ukrainian leader tours Kyiv suburb where Russian forces allegedly targeted civilians; mayor of Mariupol says ’90 percent’ of besieged city destroyed]( [Lapid says scenes from Ukraine’s Bucha ‘horrific,’ targeting civilians a ‘war crime’]( By [TOI staff]( [Hundreds of bodies found in Kyiv suburb after Russian retreat; asked earlier if Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine had accused Russia of crimes, Foreign Ministry was hesitant]( [430 bodies: Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with corpses]( By [OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and Nebi Qena]( [Explainer / What we know about what happened in Ukraine’s Bucha]( By [AFP]( [Liberman refuses to condemn Russia over Bucha, citing ‘mutual accusations’]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Ukrainian ambassador rebukes finance minister, says he’s welcome to ‘see for himself the bodies,’ Gantz calls killing of civilians in city near Kyiv a war crime]( [Russia ‘categorically rejects’ accusations over Bucha killings]( By [AFP]( [Zelensky accuses Russia of genocide after alleged atrocities in Kyiv suburbs]( By [Agencies]( from our sponsor [Kosher in the Bahamas]( [Inspired by Israeli cooking techniques, Atlantis’ Kosher dining service offers contemporary fare with an array of classic and novel dishes. 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