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May 20, 2021, 48 tweets

#BREAKING: Ceasefire announcement with #Israel to be announced in 24 hours, a senior Hamas official tells CNN arab.news/vbdgu #GazaUnderAttack

#BREAKING: Several injuries reported during an #Israeli raid on a house in southern #Gaza arab.news/vbdgu #GazaUnderAttack

#BREAKING: #German foreign minister says there is a need for humanitarian support operations in #Gaza arab.news/vbdgu #GazaUnderAttack

#BREAKING: #German foreign minister says two-state solution enables #Palestinians and #Israelis to live in peace arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: #German FM expresses 'solidarity' with #Israel, calls for ceasefire arab.news/vbdgu

#UPDATE: A senior #Hamas official predicted a cease-fire within days in the #Israel-#Gaza conflict, after Biden urged Netanyahu to seek a “de-escalation” in the fighting. arab.news/gabvr

#BREAKING: #UN rights council to hold special session on #Israel, #Palestinians on May 27 arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: Palestinian Ministry of Education says 46 government schools have been damaged in #Gaza since the start of the escalation – Al-Arabiya TV arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: Senior WHO official calls for humanitarian access to #Gaza to be facilitated as soon as possible arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: #Palestinian Health Ministry says death toll in #WestBank and #Gaza jumped to 259, and more than 8,000 are wounded arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: #Israel security cabinet to meet in evening to discuss ceasefire: Officials arab.news/gabvr

#BREAKING: Continued attacks between #Israel, #Palestinian militants “unacceptable”: @antonioguterres arab.news/gabvr

#BREAKING: "I am deeply shocked by the continued air and artillery bombardment by the #Israeli Defence Forces in #Gaza": @antonioguterres arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Palestinian FM Riyad Al-Maliki: #Israel is committing crimes against civilians and is responsible for the violence arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Palestinian FM Riyad Al-Maliki: #Israel is trying to obliterate the #Arab identity of #Jerusalem arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Jerusalem is a red line and tampering with the city and its sanctuary is playing with fire. #Jordan will deploy all its resources to defend the people of #SheikhJarrah and safeguard the #Arab and Muslim identity of #Jerusalem: @AymanHsafadi arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Algerian FM @Boukadoum_S calls on @antonioguterres to declare a state of humanitarian emergency to allow the international community to effectively alleviate the suffering of #Palestinians and take steps to reconstruct #Gaza arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Turkey’s FM @MevlutCavusoglu: #Israel is the only one responsible for the violence in #Jerusalem, the #WestBank and #Gaza arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Turkey’s FM @MevlutCavusoglu calls for an international mechanism for the protection of #Palestinians including an international force arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Pakistani FM @SMQureshiPTI: Death echoes in every home in #Gaza, it is plunged in darkness and the only light is that of #Israeli airstrikes arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Pakistani FM @SMQureshiPTI: This is a war between an illegal occupier and a people struggling for self determination. People under "colonial or alien occupation are entitled" to restore their rights "by any means at their disposal" #Palestine arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Indonesia’s FM Retno Marsudi: Every minute we spend here deliberating could mean another #Palestinian life lost. #Israel’s actions not only warrant condemnation, but they are also grave violations of international law that demand our action arab.news/gabvr

#BREAKING: Five more killed in #Gaza, death toll rises to 232: Health ministry arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Kuwait’s FM (@MOFAKuwait) says Kuwait condemns all crimes committed by #Israel, its settlement activities, its violation of #Palestinians’ freedom of religion, and the "acts of hate committed by #Israeli forces and illegal settlers" arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #SaudiArabia’s FM @FaisalbinFarhan: #Israeli provocative measures have caused the escalation #Palestine #Israel arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #SaudiArabia’s FM @FaisalbinFarhan: We reject #Israeli measures that seek to expel the #Palestinians from #EastJerusalem arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #SaudiArabia’s FM @FaisalbinFarhan: Violence only breeds violence and increases conflict. A solution to the #Palestinian issue must be reached on the basis of the Arab Peace Initiative arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #SaudiArabia’s FM @FaisalbinFarhan: We welcome efforts to reach an urgent ceasefire in #Gaza and the delivery of aid. The #Palestinian issue is fundamental to our policy arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USUN): We continue to stand by #Israel's right to defend itself, we believe Israel is now in a position to begin winding down the conflict and we expect a significant deescalation to begin arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USUN): The #US calls on all parties to respect their obligation under international law including with respect to the protection of civilians, medical facilities and facilities that serve as civilian shelters arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USUN): We continue to condemn rocket attacks by #Hamas and other terrorist groups and we stand against the extremism that has led to violence against both communities #Israel #Palestine arab.news/gabvr

#BREAKING: #Egypt’s presidency says @AlsisiOfficial and @JoeBiden agreed to continue talks and coordination between their countries in the coming period to contain the situation #Israel #Palestine arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #Israel's Ambassador to UN @giladerdan1: UN is "a disgrace" for convening this meeting quickly in order to condemn #Israel. Such meetings are always characterised by "deceptions and lies" arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: @giladerdan1: #Hamas' premeditated assault on #Israel has nothing to do with #Israel's actions, it is a result of Hamas' frustration with Abbas postponing elections, and its desire to expand its political influence in #Jerusalem and the West Bank arab.news/gabvr

#BREAKING: @WhiteHouse says it has seen reports of a move toward a cease-fire in #Israeli-#Palestinian conflict, appears encouraging arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: @ChinaAmbUN condemns violence and inciting rhetoric, calls on #Israel to stop building settlements, stop evictions, put a hold on the demolition of homes, and suppress violence against #Palestinians arab.news/wxg8r

#BREAKING: @WhiteHouse says administration believes #Israelis have achieved significant military objectives and are in a position to start winding down operations arab.news/gabvr

#LIVE: #France condemns "robustly" #Hamas' rocket attacks, says "the support of France to the security of #Israel is unfailing." The country called on #Israel to respond in a proportionate manner and in line with international law arab.news/wxg8r

#LIVE: #Lebanon's @AmbMudallali: “Senseless" #Israeli attacks are "fuelling emotions all over the Arab world. The whole region will not find peace unless the #Palestinian question is solved" arab.news/wxg8r

#LIVE: UK's @BWoodward_UN: #Britain has donated £3.2 million to @UNRWA's emergency flash appeal #Palestine #Israel arab.news/wxg8r

#LIVE: @BWoodward_UN: #UK supports #Jordan as custodian of holy sites, condemns unequivocally the firing of rockets. #Israel has a legitimate right to defend itself, but has to adhere to the principle of proportionality when defending its citizens arab.news/wxg8r

#LIVE: @arableague_gs: This “conflagration began with a racist and provocative measure by #Israeli occupying forces who behave like every other occupying power in history: They seize the property of indigenous people and chase them from their homes” arab.news/wxg8r

#BREAKING: #Israeli cabinet approves #Gaza truce: Reporter for Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper arab.news/vbdgu

#UPDATE: #Palestine's Maliki Riyad - "Maybe #Israel will go for a unilateral ceasefire. That's good, then the carnage will stop. But that's not enough: Issue that started all this episode is #Jerusalem, we cannot forget Jerusalem." arab.news/6wsvm

#UPDATE: #Gaza truce to begin 2 a.m. on Friday, according to Israeli media #Palestine #Israel arab.news/6wsvm

#BREAKING: @SecBlinken says he spoke to #Israeli counterpart and reiterated @JoeBiden's message that #US expects to see a ceasefire arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: @SecBlinken: There’s a deep and shared concern around the world for the deaths of #Palestinians and #Israelis. Our goal is to end the violence arab.news/vbdgu

#BREAKING: #Hamas confirms “mutual and simultaneous” truce with #Israel to begin at 2 a.m. on Friday #Palestine arab.news/6wsvm

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