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May 11, 2021 24 tweets 14 min read Read on X
Latest updates: 11 May ⤵

- Israel's military renewed its bombardment of besieged Gaza Strip

- At least 26 Palestinians – including 9 children – killed and at least 103 wounded in Israeli air strikes: Gaza's health ministry

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“Israel must not be allowed to continue its rampage against Palestinians who are simply defending their right to exist and protesting against their forced displacement.”

Israeli forces used ‘unwarranted, excessive force’, says Amnesty.

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“Children, eight months old, were killed .... How is this the children's fault?" ⤵️
“I bid farewell to the most precious person in my heart, my mother"

Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza mourn killing of loved ones as funeral processions take place.

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BREAKING: Two Israelis have been killed after rocket fire from Gaza hit Ashkelon, reports Israeli daily Haaretz aje.io/ykfzn
“More than 70 rockets in less than 30 minutes.”

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim, reporting from the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, said Hamas’ armed wing fired their “largest barrage” yet from the enclave towards Israel.

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"In order for him not to lose his seat as prime minister … [Netanyahu] is ready to do anything”

Benjamin Netanyahu allowed for an “escalation” in a bid to remain in power, says Sami Abu Shehadeh, Palestinian Knesset member.

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"I’m asking: Do you condemn the killing of Palestinian children?"

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price avoids answering reporters’ questions regarding the latest Israeli attack on Gaza ⤵️
“This is going to be a new Nakba [catastrophe] if they expel us."

#SheikhJarrah residents speak out on Israel’s forced expulsions aje.io/m3x6e
Palestinians mourn loved ones as Israel pounds Gaza — in pictures aje.io/499yw

At least 26 people, including 9 children, were killed in the past 24 hours by Israeli air strikes.

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At least 14 Israeli strikes hit various areas of the Gaza Strip again, reported Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent in Gaza aje.io/ykfzn
The death toll caused by Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has reached 28, including 10 children.

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“The streets of Gaza are almost empty. People are staying home because of the intensive air strikes that Israel is carrying out", reports Al Jazeera's Safwat Al Kahlout.

🔴 LIVE updates as the Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes reaches 28 ➡️ aje.io/ykfzn
Instagram claims #SheikhJarrah content was impacted due to a "widespread global technical issue", yet there are still reports of content takedowns and account suspensions.

Are social media companies censoring Palestinians' posts on social media? 👇 aje.io/qzwbr
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• Iran's FM condemns 'racist, criminal' Israel
• UN says it's working to 'de-escalate tensions'
• Dozens take part in Palestinian solidarity march in Lebanon
• Footballers express their support for Palestinians ⤵️ aje.io/ykfzn
A multi-storey residential tower in western Gaza City collapsed after Israeli airstrikes targeted the building. No casualties were reported as residents vacated the tower before it was hit.

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Images of the 13-storey residential tower in Gaza that collapsed after Israeli airstrikes targeted the building ⤵️

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BREAKING: Hamas says it launched 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv, in retaliation for an Israeli air strike that hit a residential building in Gaza aje.io/ykfzn
The moment a multi-storey residential tower in western Gaza City collapsed after Israeli airstrikes targeted the building.

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Israeli medics confirmed the death of 50-year-old woman from rocket strikes near Tel Aviv.

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Arab foreign ministers urge the ICC to investigate Israel’s possible war crimes against the Palestinians, including the planned eviction of Palestinian families from #SheikhJarrah.

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"The situation is out of control."

At least nine children are among the 28 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli air raids in the last 24 hours aje.io/annbb
🔴 LIVE updates:

• Netanyahu says Gaza militants will pay ‘very heavy price’ over rocket fire
• The head of Hamas said the group was “ready” if Israel escalates violence.
• UN chief demands immediate halt to Israeli-Palestinian violence ⤵️ aje.io/ykfzn
Israeli forces have injured 1,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem between May 7 and May 10, reports the UN.

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