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19 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
🔴 Live update:

Muhammad Kiwan, 17, has been pronounced dead after struggling in a coma for the past week. He was shot in the head by Israeli forces during a protest inside Israel

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🔴 Live update: More than 100 US lawmakers call for ceasefire

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🔴 Live update: US activists look to Bernie Sanders to help block arms sale to Israel

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🔴 Live update: US senators introduce competing resolutions on Israel

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Death toll continues to rise amid reports of imminent ceasefire following intense airstrikes on Gaza by Israeli forces and increased crackdown on Palestinians in the West Bank.

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This is the moment Israeli forces shot a Palestinian protester in the knee cap in Beit El, West Bank.

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