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May 16, 2021, 10 tweets

#BREAKING Israel strikes house of Hamas political chief in Gaza: army

#UPDATES "Among the targets struck are the residences of Yahya Sinwar, Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau in Gaza, as well as of his brother, Muhammad Sinwar, Head of Logistics and Manpower for Hamas," Israel's army says

#BREAKING 17 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Sunday: authorities

Israel's army said Sunday it had bombed the home of the political leader of Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as the UN Security Council was to meet amid global alarm about the escalating conflict
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#BREAKING Around 3,000 rockets fired towards Israel from Gaza since Monday: army

#BREAKING Pope warns of "spiral of death" in Middle East clashes

#BREAKING Israel faces highest ever rate of rocket attacks: army

#BREAKING 33 killed in Gaza in worst daily toll since clashes started: authorities

#UPDATE Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was “terrible and unacceptable”, warning that the latest conflict could get even worse
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#UPDATE Since Monday, armed groups in Gaza have fired about 3,000 rockets towards Israel, surpassing the pace during an escalation in 2019 and during the 2006 war with Lebanon's Hezbollah, said Major General Ori Gordin
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