#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ military says it has thwarted an apparent attempt by #Hamas to carry out an attack on Israel from the sea, said a number of operatives from Hamas were spotted today in the north of the Strip with suspected โ€œnaval diving weaponryโ€
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#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Magen David Adom ambulance service says those being treated at the site of a #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ rocket strike in #Ashdod include 3 people lightly hurt by broken glass and five people who suffered anxiety attacks

Turkish ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท President Recep Tayyip Erdogan @RTErdogan urged Pope Francis @Pontifex to help end what he called #Israelโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ โ€œmassacreโ€ of #Palestinians ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, which should be punished with sanctions, his office said
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Last week in #Gaza almost three children were injured every hour in the escalations.

Last nightโ€™s figures showed that 58 children in Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ and 2 children in southern Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ had been killed in the last week
reliefweb.int/report/occupieโ€ฆ.
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army informed the minister of education in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ that their fighter jets will destroy 2 elementary schools, in a very civilian densely populated area, asked them to evacuate

100s of internally displaced Palestinians are seeking refuge in Al Aqsa & Al Buraq schools
Secretary @SecBlinken welcomed efforts by the UN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ, where the US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ has so far blocked a proposed Security Council statement on the fighting, & other nations working for a ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ cease-fire

โ€œAny diplomatic initiative that advances that prospect is something that weโ€™ll support" Image
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army now claims it destroyed a mansion near #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ beach, owned by Abdel Aziz Al Khaldi who is allegedly a businessman with strong ties to #Hamas leadership, said that his mansion "hides" the entrance to a tunnel dug for military purposes
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UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง says #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ must ensure that its military activities against #Hamas are โ€œproportionate,โ€ and it is deeply concerned by the destruction of media offices & other civilian targets in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Enough talk @FCDOGovUK, We need bold action NOW
au.news.yahoo.com/uk-urges-israeโ€ฆ
Funeral of Islamic Jihad commander Hussam Abu Harbeed who was killed earlier today in #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ airstrike in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Abu Harbeed commanded the #Quds northern Gaza division
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr was in Ramallah, meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas & other officials as he "tries to encourage" a ceasefire between Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and Hamas in the Gaza Strip ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
#Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced โ€œsolidarityโ€ with #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ in a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for a swift end to the worst Israeli #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ violence in years, and "expressed her hope that the fighting will end as soon as possible.โ€ Image
The #UAE's ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช national carrier Etihad Airways announced Monday it was temporarily suspending flights to #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ where the main airport near Tel Aviv has come under rocket fire from #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
france24.com/en/live-news/2โ€ฆ
Panic among #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ citizens and journalists after #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ bombing of Al Shawa building in #Gaza City
facebook.com/watch/?v=30065โ€ฆ
facebook.com/Abdkareem89/viโ€ฆ
#Qassam Brigades statement warns #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ against its latest intense airstrikes on houses & civilian apartments in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ & that if they do not immediately stop, they'll re-bomb Tel Aviv & put it within the range of their missiles' fire again. "Forwarned is forearmed." Image
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army CLAIMS it struck a number of rocket launchers in the #Gaza Strip as well as Hamas cells operating them

Reality on the ground:

Sheer panic among Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ civilians in the dust, smoke & debris after Israeli airstrikes targeted Al Shawa building
You don't need to understand Arabic to feel the FEAR & anguish in this journalist's voice, saying #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ bombed the tower for the 2nd time

Hear the cries of women in the background

Civilians worry about trying to evacuate, have no idea where to go ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
#France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท & #Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ discussed the #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ crisis & agreed to continue efforts for a quick ceasefire and to avoid a spreading of the conflict, statement after French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el #Sissi
facebook.com/Egy.Pres.Spokeโ€ฆ
Without giving any details on how, when & where, #Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท backed #Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ militia Zulfiqar announces that its special unit will ll join #Qassam Brigades in their battle with #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Typical BS hollow statement from Iraqi militias
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Secretary of State @SecBlinken
I saw no evidence #Hamas operated in Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ media building downed by #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Now what?
Enough nonsense
Call a spade a fโ€$(/ing spade

Enough of this Cirque du Soleil BS statements
haaretz.com/us-news/blinkeโ€ฆ
#Isarel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army bombed Faisal Shawa building in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ housing the offices of Global Communities @G_Communities & #Qatar ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Red Crescent Society @QRCS, among other humanitarian orgs, including Gazaโ€™s only coronavirus #COVID19 testing lab thatโ€™s no longer functional ImageImageImageImage
#Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ ceasefire will NOT take place before Thursday, Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ official to local media

ynet.co.il/home/0,7340,L-โ€ฆ
Pattern of #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ attacks on residential homes in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ must be investigated as war crimes, @amnesty
amnesty.org/en/latest/newsโ€ฆ
Senior Gaza health official Dr Yousef Abu al Rish & PA Minister of Health Mai Kaila has confirmed that #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ destroyed #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ only laboratory testing for #COVID19 #coronavirus

All testing has now STOPPED
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#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ so far declined entreaties from outside mediators, including Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ, that it agree to a halt

Israeli military & political leaders have said they intend to do as much damage as possible to #Hamasโ€™ military infrastructure before taking a pause
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/โ€ฆ
Reporters Without Borders @RSF_ar asked the International Criminal Court to investigate #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ strikes on buildings housing media outlets as a possible war crime

@RSF_inter ranked #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 86 out of 180 countries in its 2021 World Press Freedom Index
rsf.org/en/news/rsf-asโ€ฆ
Netanyahu said #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ bombing to continue "in full-force", instructed to continue hitting #Hamas targets, said "we will continue to work as long as needed, in order to restore calm and safety to all Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ citizens."
#Jordan's ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด King @KingAbdullahII, in a call with the United Nations' ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ secretary-general, said the "recurrent provocative #Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ actions against Palestinians ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ have led to the ongoing escalation, pushing the region towards more tension."
Fresh rocket sirens have been set off in #Sderot & other #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ towns bordering #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

t.me/yediotnews/624โ€ฆ
Worker unions at ports in Livorno & Naples in #Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น are holding up weapons shipments slated for Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ in protest of the Israeli counterattacks in the #Gaza Strip ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Israeli gov is calling the hold-off an โ€œeconomic warfareโ€ timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entryโ€ฆ
Latest death toll in #Palestine ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ #Gaza
212 killed, including 61 children, 36 women & 16 elderly men
1400+ injured

#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ reported 10 dead, including 2 children
In his first comments about the Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ air attack in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, @WHO ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in addition to deep concerns over the security & humanitarian crisis, โ€œthe health situation is also highly concerningโ€
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ military says 6 rockets fired from #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง at Israel, but fell short of crossing border inside Lebanese territories

@IDF said it is retaliating for rocket fire from Lebanon with artillery shelling ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ military spokesperson said Israeli artillery forces fire d back at the area in #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง from which 6 rockets were launched towards Israel

All fell inside Lebanese territories ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

All shelters in Israel that are 4km from the Lebanese border are now opened
6 rockets were launched from #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง, all of which fell in within Lebanese territory

The Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army fired back towards the source of the rocket launch

Israeli shells fell in Lebanese territory, according to Lebanese security sources
2 killed, few others injured in #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ airstrike that targeted a residential area in front of the #Palestinian Ministry of Health headquarters in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

HRW @hrw's @OmarSShakir spoke to @AJEnglish, said Israelโ€™s bombardment of Gaza does amount to war crimes
Satellite images show flattened buildings & plumes of smoke in Gaza City, #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, after airstrikes from #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Israel has leveled a number of buildings in Gaza this week that it claims, WITHOUT giving details, were used by Hamas, the dominant militant group in the Strip ImageImageImageImage
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President @POTUS Biden @JoeBiden spoke w #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ acting PM Netanyahu today, "expressed his support for a ceasefireโ€, encouraged him to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, also shared "grave concern" about inter communal violence in Israel Image
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ said 6 shells were initially fired from #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง towards Israel but fell short of crossing the border & that they retaliated with artillery shelling towards Lebanon


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#Turkey's ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Recep Tayyip Erdogan @RTErdogan on Monday said US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธPresident @POTUS Joe Biden @JoeBiden had "bloody hands" because of his support of Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ in the raging conflict in the Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธStrip
aa.com.tr/en/turkey/erdoโ€ฆ
"We need FOOD," Palestinians displaced in Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ call for supplies

Umm Jamal, her husband & 5 children ran out of their house in Atatra, in the northern town of Beit Lahia, after a neighboring house was targeted by an #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ missile
aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/17โ€ฆ
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army fired 20 artillery shells targeting Kfarchouba hills in #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง after 6 shells were initially fired from Lebanon towards Israel but fell short of crossing the border
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Eyewitnesses documented the moment of an #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ airstrike targeted a house near the #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ port on Monday

The Israeli shelling coincided with the presence of a group of citizens around a car that was targeted by the Israeli warplanes at the entrance to the port
"The situation in the area is now calm,"

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ General Stefano Del Col was immediately in contact with counterparts in the #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง & #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ commands urging the parties to exercise maximum restraint in order to prevent any escalation of the situation
Ceasefire, Schmeasefire

Netanyahu praised US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President #Biden's consistent support for #Israel's ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ right to defend itself, told @JoeBiden that he was determined to complete the purpose of #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ operation "to restore security to Israeli citizens"
Moroccan lawmakers demand closure of Israeli liaison office

Parties in #Morocco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ parliament express solidarity with Palestinians ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ amid #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ attacks in #Gaza
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army posts another fake video from 2018 of #Hamas rockets next to #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ homes to justify its "human shield" clichรฉ, then deletes it

More on the story
nytimes.com/2021/05/14/tecโ€ฆ
facebook.com/MivzakLive/posโ€ฆ
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Suzy Eshkuntan, a 6-year-old #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ girl, was pulled alive from rubble, hours after an #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ airstrike killed her mother & all 4 of her siblings
instagram.com/p/CO-8jRWJPdA/โ€ฆ
buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneeโ€ฆ ImageImage
An armed 7 years old Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ settler boy is having a very casual conversation with an #Israel soldier in #Hebron in the occupied West Bank ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Totally normal
Earlier, US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Biden told Netanyahu U.S. supports ceasefire as #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ, #Hamas conflict escalates in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Israeli army responded with intense airstrikes targeting central #Gaza destroying 1 residential building
3 Israeli airstrikes, back to back, while reporter @hishamzaqout was LIVE on #AlJazeera @AJArabic, struck Al Katibah district, west #Gaza City ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Hisham also reported that #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ targeted Ansar gov compound, close to residential buildings as well as schools & universities
#Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ has asked #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ not to increase its attacks in the Gaza Strip ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

This coincides with an announcement by #Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh that the Palestinian movement is ready for a de-escalation if Israel commits to it as well

Israeli army responds with ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
GOP ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ senators offer resolution reaffirming support for Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

@SenToddYoung, who announced support for ceasefire, among the co-sponsors

Yesterday, more than 25 Democratic senators called for immediate ceasefire in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
young.senate.gov/newsroom/pressโ€ฆ
young.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/โ€ฆ
#Israelโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ โ€˜shocking disregardโ€™ for #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ lives may amount to war crimes, says @amnesty

โ€˜Entire families were buried beneath the rubble when the buildings they lived in collapsedโ€™
independent.co.uk/news/world/midโ€ฆ
Latest death toll in #Palestine's #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

213 killed, including 61 children, 36 women & 16 elderly

1,442+ injured

#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ reported 10 dead, including 2 children
More than 52,000 #Palestinians ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ have been displaced by #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ air strikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the #Gaza Strip, the #UN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ aid agency spokesman @JensLaerke said on Tuesday
"We will not let this silence us & disrupt our coverage.โ€

Al Jazeera @AJEnglish's Managing Director Giles Trendle @gilest01, demands answers from #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ after the attack on the #AlJazeera bureau in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
U.S. Secretary of State @StateDept Antony Blinken @SecBlinken said on Tuesday that Washington ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ had received further information about #Israel's ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ destruction of a #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ high-rise that housed the local offices of the Associated Press @AP & Al Jazeera news organizations
At least 10 people were injured after a rocket fired from the #Gaza Strip ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ struck a building in Eshkol Regional Council located in southern #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ, the country's national emergency medical service Magen David Adom (MDA) said on Tuesday
t.me/IsrBts/12123
A critical desalination plant that helped provide fresh water to 250K people is offline

Water pipes serving at least 800K people have been damaged

Schools have been either damaged or ordered to close, forcing some 600K students to miss classes

#Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
nytimes.com/live/2021/05/1โ€ฆ ImageImage
#Egypt's ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ President Abdel-Fattah El #Sisi @AlsisiOfficial announced on Tuesday the allocation of $500 million as part of an Egyptian initiative for the reconstruction of the #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Strip, the presidency said in a statement
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/โ€ฆ
facebook.com/Egy.Pres.Spokeโ€ฆ Image
#Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ soldiers attacked medics treating injured #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ protesters at the Beit El military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank

Ambulance crews assist a volunteer paramedic from the Civil Defense as a result of his injury by the Israeli army ImageImage
#France's ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท @JeanCASTEX Jean Castex calls on #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ to "guarantee rapid & unhindered access to aid in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ"
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army opened fire, injured #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธjournalist Ahmed Al Sharif while covering their crackdown on protesters in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East #Jerusalem
#German ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Chancellor Angela Merkel and #Jordanโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด King Abdullah II @KingAbdullahII have urged a โ€œswiftโ€ ceasefire in the conflict between Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ #Hamas movement in a video call, her spokesman @RegSprecher said
bundesregierung.de/breg-de/impresโ€ฆ
An emergency European Union๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ video meeting on Tuesday is set to call for a ceasefire between #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Islamist group #Hamas, offer more humanitarian aid and try to relaunch peace talks, #Malta's ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น foreign minister said
video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/24564
The Norwegian Refugee Council @NRC_Norway said that 11 #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ minors, between the age of 5 to 15, who were killed in #Gaza by #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ airstrikes, were enrolled in its psycho-social program helping them deal with trauma
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netanyahu was in Beersheva, said "our enemies see what price we are charging for the aggression against us, I am sure they will learn the lesson. We will continue the operation in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, no matter how long it takes."
Scores of young men climbed the concrete barricade separating #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ & #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง at several points across the south, raising the Iranian ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท, #Hezbollah, & #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ flags as demonstrators returned to the frontier for the 4th day in a row
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Minister of Intelligence Eli Cohen @elicoh1 " next step is to shut off electricity to #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ"

Earlier, Ariel Sharon's son said "strangle them. No water, no electricity, no food, no gas, no medical treatments. Nothing."

This is #Israelโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ most failed and pointless #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธoperation ever. It must end now

@alufbenn writes this exposed a series of failures in the Israeli armyโ€™s preparations & conduct, under the leadership of a confused & helpless Israeli government
haaretz.com/israel-news/.pโ€ฆ
"We know once we get an evacuation call we need to act quickly."

Al Jazeera reporter Youmna Al Sayed @YoumnaElSayed17 carried children out of the building in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ before it was hit by an #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ strike at the weekend
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0โ€ฆ
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ army spokesman @IDFSpokesperson Hidai Zilberman said @IDF is preparing to launch attacks tonight on "new geographical areas" in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, gearing up for a night with an "unprecedented strike force"
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ promotes tourism in #UAE's ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai, even amid ongoing conflict with #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

"We are talking about the future," said Tourism Ministry official at UAE Travel Market. "This escalation, it will finish one day"
timesofisrael.com/israel-promoteโ€ฆ
It's time for the #Nakba to be OVER

March in Umm Al-Fahm reach the entrance of the city

Arab Israelis/Palestinian Israelis ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ are about to pray for the souls of all the fallen in #Gaza & across #Palestine ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Gregory Meeks @RepGregoryMeeks reverses course, will NOT ask @POTUS @JoeBiden #Biden to delay $735 million sale of precision-guided missiles to #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ pending review amidst crisis in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/โ€ฆ
#France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, #Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ, #Jordan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด leaders agreed to launch humanitarian initiative in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

@Elysee has called for a resolution at UN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ security council on the Middle East conflict
youtube.com/user/ELYSEE/viโ€ฆ
elysee.fr
Release my friend & you get your phone

Earlier today, #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ soldiers chased #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธprotesters in #Jericho & 1 soldier lost his phone

A Palestinian found it, received a call asking for the phone back, traded it for his buddy, arrested earlier
m.facebook.com/story.php?storโ€ฆ
#Hamas denied they accepted a 6:00 AM #Gaza
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ ceasefire with #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ on Thursday, confirmed that the talks with various mediators are serious & ONGOING, adding "the demands of our people are clear and knownโ€
t.me/risheq/84
First I need to hide my face because of mom, she'd kill me if she sees me protesting, then because of the Israelis ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ & Mahmoud Abbas' PA police. We don't have any sort of weapons, arms. All what we have is the grass & stones of #Palestine ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ to fight back
Arabic-speaking social media users started writing Arabic like it used to be written 1400 years ago in order to avoid social media platformsโ€™ censorship against pro #Palestine ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ content

Instagram, Twitter blamed "glitches" for deleting Palestinian posts
qudsnen.co/?p=25096
The Pope ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ @Pontifex & the Holy See are "very concerned" about what is happening in the Holy Land where the escalation of violence between #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ & Hamas ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ is continuing, reiterated the urgency of a truce
rep.repubblica.it/pwa/generale/2โ€ฆ
#Saudi ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ media @AlArabiya borrows a #UAE ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช@skynewsarabia moment, when they falsely reported #Erdogan fled the country during 2016 Turkish ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท coup d'รฉtat attempt, by claiming ##Hamas leaders fled #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ w their families to #Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
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#AlJazeera Arabic reported that YouTube @YouTube is restricting access to Al #Jazeera @AJArabic channel, including live broadcasts claiming that "the content may be inappropriate"

Last week, Instagram, Twitter blamed glitch for deleted Sheikh Jarrah posts
ImageImage
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ @StateDept "strongly condemns #Erdoganโ€™s recent anti-Semitic comments regarding the Jewish people & finds them reprehensible"

#Turkey's ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท President condemned Western powers for inaction re: #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, said @POTUS #Biden @JoeBiden has "bloody hands" for backing #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Image
German ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will arrive in #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ tomorrow to discuss attempts to achieve a ceasefire in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ & promote a three-step plan
1) an immediate halt to Hamas rocket fire
2) reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza
3) a renewal of direct talks with the PA
โ€œDeath to the Arabsโ€

Mob violence against #Palestinians ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ in #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ is fueled by groups on WhatsApp

Jewish extremists have formed more than 100 new groups on the Facebook-owned encrypted messaging app in recent days to target attacks
nytimes.com/2021/05/19/tecโ€ฆ
Rockets fired from South Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง towards #Haifa & Acre #Akka in northern #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
6 rockets were launched from southern Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งtowards #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ on Wednesday

The rockets were fired from near Seddiqine, a village in the region of Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre


6 rockets launched from #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง to #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ, Lebanese security sources

Sirens warning of incoming rockets had sounded in Israel's lower Galilee region, east of #Haifa
An open letter by 250 โ€˜diverse Jewish and allied Googlersโ€™ urges the tech giant to end ties with โ€˜institutions that support Israeli ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ violations of #Palestinian ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ rights'
theverge.com/2021/5/18/2244โ€ฆ
The moment the rockets were fired from near Seddiquine, village in the region of #Lebanon's ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง southern coastal city of Tyre, towards #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
facebook.com/bintjbeil.org/โ€ฆ
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President @POTUS Biden #Biden tells #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ caretaker PM Netanyahu that he expects โ€˜significant de-escalationโ€ Wednesday on path to cease-fire

#WhiteHouse @WhiteHouse made 60 calls w world officials since the start of the conflict

Average of 1 call for every 4 killed Image
The moment the rockets were fired from near Seddiquine, village in the region of #Lebanon's ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง southern coastal city of Tyre, towards #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
facebook.com/watch/?v=41439โ€ฆ
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President Joe Biden told #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ PM Netanyahu to wind down fighting with Hamas in the #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Strip thatโ€™s killed scores of civilians

Netanyahu has resisted calls for a ceasefire and insisted there can be no time limit on Israel's operation
axios.com/biden-presses-โ€ฆ
International efforts continue to broker a cease-fire between Israel & #Hamas

#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ has reportedly denied a cease-fire several times

Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

facebook.com/jehad.alhammssโ€ฆ
facebook.com/rafah700000/viโ€ฆ
facebook.com/Rafahpulse/vidโ€ฆ
4 Palestinians were killed, including a woman & a child, as a result of #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ airstrike targeting a house in Deir Al Balah, in the #Gaza Strip ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

So far, 227 were killed, among them 64 children, 38 women

1620+ injured
facebook.com/mai.rabah.10/vโ€ฆ
facebook.com/10004478409911โ€ฆ
#Netanyahu on #Bidenโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ request to calm things down

"I appreciate his support for #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ right for self defense. I am determined to continue the operation in Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ until it achieves its goal of restoring calm"

Thanks but no thanks

PM Netanyahu responded to US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President @POTUS #Biden, said "I appreciate his support for #Israel's ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ right for self defense. I am determined to continue the operation in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ until it achieves its goal of restoring calm"
"Done kidding around" for 227 in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ & 12 killed in #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #Biden was "firm" on the call with Netanyahu & sent a clear message that he's "done kidding around and Israel needs to finish it," a source briefed on the call told @BarakRavid
axios.com/biden-presses-โ€ฆ
US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberal Dems launch 11th-hour push to stop #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ arms sale

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading the effort, along with Reps. Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib, Mark Pocan @repmarkpocan, Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN & others
politico.com/news/2021/05/1โ€ฆ
The ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ resolution is largely symbolic as Democratic leaders who support the sale are unlikely to give the legislation a vote

But the effort underscores the growing divide among Democrats on #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ as a bloody crisis in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ continues
thehill.com/policy/defenseโ€ฆ ImageImage
3 rockets, fired from #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ, have hit #Israel's ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ town of #Sderot, the local municipality said

A 65-year-old man has been lightly-to-moderately wounded by one of the rockets


https://t.co/fCQdxhDoDe
Protest in Paris' Place de la Rรฉpublique, #France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท in solidarity with #Palestine #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
facebook.com/watch/live/?v=โ€ฆ
facebook.com/watch/live/?v=โ€ฆ
Israeli media report that estimates indicate the end of #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ military operation in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ by Friday, as a result of US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ pressure
"We don't want any useless protests unless you gonna come up with a REAL solution

We are exhausted, we're burned out

NO words can describe how we're feeling inside"

Haya Abu Ouf, a survivor of #Israel airstrike on #Wehda Street in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ that killed 42 #Palestinian civilians
#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ is concerned that further escalation in the West Bank ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ could turn into a third #intifada

A reemergence of this militia could lead to a serious escalation in the West Bank, @BarakRavid
axios.com/third-intifadaโ€ฆ
"This madness should stop... the violence should stop, in order to give these kids a future."

The children who have died in the conflict in #Gaza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

64 Palestinian children // 2 in Israel
bbc.com/news/world-midโ€ฆ
The Biden ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ administration's public and private comments on the inter-communal violence between Jews and Arabs in #Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ have irked Israeli officials, @BarakRavid
axios.com/biden-weighs-iโ€ฆ

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18 May
"Say his excellency. How dare you say #Aoun is behind #Lebanon's ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง collapse? OK tell me who killed Khashoggi?"

Michel Aoun dismissed remarks made by caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe about Gulf countries, โ€œdo not reflect my stances nor the stance of the Lebanese state."
#Lebanon's ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง @Mofalebanon caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel blames #Saudi ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ & the GCC for #ISIS in #Syria ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ & #Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ, defends #Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท & #Hezbollah

President Aoun rushes to clean Wehbeโ€™s mess, says "his remarks donโ€™t reflect the stateโ€™s position"
#Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ condemns Lebanese foreign minister @Mofalebanon comments, summons #Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง ambassador to express condemnation of comments made by Lebanese foreign minister Charbel calling Saudis "a bunch of Bedouins & #ISIS backers etc"
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11 Mar 20
Ahhhhh, after the Christian & Muslim clergy had their moment

Now this:

#Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ rabbi: #Coronavirus outbreak is divine punishment for gay #LGBTQ pride parades

The Abrahamic faiths are indeed the same ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ
timesofisrael.com/israeli-rabbi-โ€ฆ
โ€œIf we all start taking cow dung bath, we will attain immunity from the #Coronavirusโ€, these men in #India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ say ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿ„ poop bath is yet another #COVID19 โ€œcureโ€
nypost.com/video/cow-poopโ€ฆ
Forget cow ๐Ÿ„ poop ๐Ÿ’ฉ, this #Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท nut job cleric wants you to apply โ€œviolet oil to the anusโ€ to cure #coronavirus #COVID19

Abbas Tabrizian began focusing on alternative โ€œIslamic medicineโ€ when his wife was diagnosed w cancer
darooeslami.com/%d8%b2%d9%86%dโ€ฆ
al-monitor.com/pulse/originalโ€ฆ
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3 Oct 19
#Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท border guards commander Qasem Rezaei says Chazabeh and Khosravi, 2 border crossings to Iraq, are temporarily closed because of unrest in #Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
"Dear police officer
If you are really an Iraqi, hug me, don't beat me up
I am your brother & I would never want to hurt you
So why do you chose to hurt me?"

"Just give us a countryโ€™" is the hashtag

Thousands in #Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ protest corruption
#ู†ุฑูŠุฏ_ูˆุทู†
13 killed on Wednesday as #Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ protests escalate, spread nationwide

- 9 killed, including 1 policeman in the southern city of Nasiriya in Dhi Qar governorate
- 4 were killed in Amarah in Maysan governorate

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