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May 18, 2021, 21 tweets

Israel continues its relentless and brutal aggression on Palestinian civilians in #Gaza and the occupied #WestBank. Follow this thread for our latest Palestine-related coverage πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ ✊🏽:

Israeli missiles and artillary shells continue raining down on Palestinian civilians in Gaza for a ninth consecutive day

Here's the latest from Gaza with our reporter on the ground, Nizar Sadawi:

This is Riyad Eshkuntana, a man who lost his wife and four of children in an Israeli air strike on a #Gaza residential building

Here's the lates from occupied East Jerusalem from our reporter Mohammad al Kassim:

Intense Israeli bombing of #Gaza has left the city's infrastructure, which already faces acute water, electric and fuel shortages, badly damaged

#Gaza remains under heavy Israeli bombardment from land, air and sea. Journalist Nizar Sadawi has more

Palestinian activists hope to unite citizens across Gaza, occupied West Bank and Israel for a general strike. Journalist Muhannad Alami has more

Israel's bombardment of #Gaza has killed at least 212 Palestinians since last Monday. The barrage of missiles and artillery shells has also internally displaced at least 42,000 civilians

At least 58,000 Palestinians have been displaced in #Gaza after Israel's intense bombardment of the region – UN OCHA

Leaders of Jordan, Egypt and France to hold talks on a ceasefire in Palestine

Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters who are marching towards Beit El settlement in occupied West Bank. Journalist Muhannad Alami reports

Mona Shtayya from NGO 7amleh discusses digitalised discrimination and social media companies' biased policies towards Palestinians

In pictures: Thousands of Palestinians in occupied West Bank’s Ramallah demonstrate, responding to a call for mass protests against Israel's aggression in #Gaza and occupied East Jerusalem

At least 97 Palestinians wounded after Israeli forces use stun grenades and tear gas at peaceful protests in occupied West Bank – Palestinian Red Crescent

At least two people killed and around eight others wounded after a rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel – Israeli police, medics

Israeli police use stun grenades, other strongarm tactics to disperse Palestinians attempting to gather at occupied East Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, a flashpoint during Ramadan tensions – AA

Israeli air strikes continue to target Gaza's infrastructure and residential buildings. Journalist Nizar Sadawi reports

US and European officials tell us that Israel's actions in Gaza are criminal, but in an official capacity, they protect Tel Aviv, says Azzam Tamimi, Palestinian academic and activist

Turkey’s FM Cavusoglu on Israeli aggression on Palestinians:

– International response has been weak
– Working to ensure that Israeli actions don’t go unpunished
– Israel's real intention is to destroy Palestine

Egypt announces allocation of $500M for reconstruction efforts in Gaza after devastating Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave

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