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12 May, 5 tweets, 4 min read
#BREAKING Israel vows more attacks to bring 'total, long-term quiet' before any truce
#BREAKING Israeli president denounces 'pogrom' in Jewish-Arab city
VIDEO: Intense fighting between Palestinian militants and the Israeli army continued overnight, after Israeli Prime Minister warned Hamas that they will pay a "heavy price" and the head of Hamas says the Islamists are "ready" if Israel escalates violence
#UPDATE Israel's president has denounced what he described as a "pogrom" carried out by "a bloodthirsty Arab mob", in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod, where a state of emergency has been declared
#UPDATE Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fuelled growing fears on Wednesday that violence between Israel and Palestinians that has claimed 56 lives could spiral into "full-scale war" u.afp.com/UsdH #GazaStrip #Lod

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