Following two weeks of violence, a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas was reached.
Over 274 people were killed between 7 and 21 May - including at least 71 children.
The vast majority - 243 - were Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Here are their names 👇
1. Mohammad Abdullah Fayyad, 26, M 2. Mohammad Ali Mohammad Nusseir, 24, M 3. Esmat Shaaban al-Zein, 49, M 4. Zakariya Ziad Alloush, 18, M 5. Bashir Mohammad Alloush, 56, M 6. Raed al-Abed Abu Warda, 29 , M 7. Nabil Numan Dardouna, 34, M 8. Mustafa Mohammad Obeid, 17, M
9. Amira Abdelfattah Subuh, 58 , F 10. Abdulrahman Youssef Subuh, 19, M 11. Sameh Fahim Hashem al-Mamlouk, 66, M 12. Kamal Taysir Qreiqe, 34, M 13. Salim Mohammed al-Farra, 38, M 14. Mohammad Yahya Abu al-Ata, 30, M 15. Mohammad Abdulraouf Hallas, 34, M
16. Iyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir, 45, M 17. Layali Taha Sharir, 41, F 18. Mina Iyad Sharir, 2, F 19. Lina Iyad Sharir, 16, F 20. Bassem Subhi Issa, 56, M 21. Reema Saad Saad, 31, F 22. Zaid Mohammad Telbani, 5, M 23. Hala Hussein al-Rifi, 14, F 24. Maha Mohammad al-Hadidi, 36, F
25. Yahya Mohamed al-Hadidi, 11, M 26. Suhaib Mohamad al-Hadidi , 13, M 27. Ousama Mohamad al-Hadidi, 6, M 28. Abdulrahman Mohamad al-Hadidi, 8, M 29. Maryam Alaa Abu Hattab, 8, F 30. Yamen Alaa Abu Hattab, 6, M 31. Bilal Alaa Abu Hattab, 6, M 32. Youssef Alaa Abu Hattab, 11, M
33. Yasmeen Hassan, 31, F 34. Abir Nimr Eshkuntana, 30, F 35. Dana Riad Eshkuntana, 9, F 36. Yahya Riad Eshkuntana, 5, M 37. Lana Riad Eshkuntana, 6, F 38. Zayn Riad Eshkuntana, 2, M 39. Tala Ayman Abu al-Auf, 13, F 40. Tawfiq Ayman Abu al-Auf, 18, M 41. Ayman Abu al-Auf, 50, M
42. Rula Mohammad Mueen al-Qulaq, 6, F 43. Yara Mohammad Mueen al-Qulaq, 10, F 44. Hala Mohammad Mueen al-Qulaq, 13, F 45. Hanaa Shukri al-Qulaq , 15, F 46. Mira Rami al-Efranji, 12, F 47. Dima Rami al-Efranji, 16, F 48. Rafeef Murshed Abu Dayer, 10, F
49. Yusef Qadir Abu Hussein, 32, M 50. Deema Asaliyeh, 11, F 51. Yasmeen Mohammed Abu Hattab, 31, F 52. Ahmed Mohammed al-Sabah , 29, M 53. Rafif Murshed Abu Dayer, 11, F 54. Yahya Mansour Ghaban, 30, M 55. Mahmoud Mohammed al-Madhoun, 30, M 56. Mahmoud Hamed Talba, 13, M
57. Mahmoud Ramadan Shteiwi, 19, M 58. Bashar Ahmad Samour, 17, M 59. Yahya Mazen Khalifeh, 14, M 60. Ibrahim Abdullah Hasanin, 16, M 61. Bara Wissam al-Gharabli, 6, M 62. Hamza Mahmoud Ali, 12, M 63. Ammar Taysir al-Amour, 11, M 64. Hamada Attieh al-Amour, 13, M
65. Khaled Emad al-Qanua, 17, M 66. Lina Mohammed Issa, 14, F 67. Amir Rafat al-Tanani, 7, M 68. Ahmad Rami al-Hawajri, 14, M 69. Adham Rafat al-Tanani, 4, M 70. Mohammed Rafat al-Tanani, 3, M 71. Ismail Rafat al-Tanani, 8, M 72. Mohammed Salameh Abu Diaa, 1, M
73. Hur Mumin al-Zamli, 2, F 74. Ibrahim Mohammed al-Rantisi, 1, M 75. Fawzia Nasser Abu Fares, 17, F 76. Islam Mohammed al-Attar, 8, F 77. Amira Mohammed al-Attar, 6, F 78. Mohammed Zein al-Attar, 1, M 79. Buthaina Mahmoud Obeid, 6, F 80. Abdallah Ashraf Jawda, 13, M
81. Mueen al-Alloul, 67, M 82. Wael Abdulkarim Issa, 41, M 83. Akram Mohammed al-Attar, 37, M 84. Ibrahim Ahmad al-Shambari, 20, M 85. Mansour Youssef al-Darimli, 66, M 86. Aatef Abdulrahman al-Barawi , 48, M 87. Talaat Jamil Agha, 37, M 88. Halima Ali al-Madhoun, 66, F
89. Abdulrahim Mohammed al-Madhoun, 63, M 90. Manar Abdulkarim Baraka, 18, M 91. Munther Abdulkarim Baraka, 21, M 92. Mohammed Abdulmoneim Shahin, 27, M 93. Majed Abdrabbuh Saada, 58, M 94. Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Ammar, 38, M 95. Mayami Abdullah Arafeh, 50, F
96. Mahmoud Jamil Kulusa, 29, M 97. Mustafa Mazen Kurdiyeh, 32, M 98. Saeed Hashem al-Hatu, 67, M 99. Abdelsalam al-Ghazali, 29, M 100. Hamad Iyad al-Dabari , 86, M 101. Hassan Mohamed al-Qahwaji, 43, M 102. Ezzeddin Mohamed Hallas, 28, M 103. Jumaa Abdullah al-Talha, 59, M
104. Maysoun Zaki al-Hatu, 60, F 105. Wael Mahmoud al-Ghawla, 48, M 106. Mohamad Said Abu al-Atta, 32, M 107. Hamza Mahmoud al-Hour, 25,M 108. Mohamed Mueen al-Quraa, 27, M 109. Ahmad Walid al-Talaa, 30, M 110. Mohammed Ahmad Abu Amsha, 36, M 111. Mohammed Nahas Abu Sakran, 26, M
112. Abdelaziz Abdelhamid Abu Taaima, 25, M 113. Nader al-Ghazali , 47, M 114. Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Sakran, 65, M 115. Hadil Khaled Arafeh, 28, F 116. Jamal al-Zibda, 65, M 117. Mujahid Majed al-Hadidi, 30, M 118. Hazem Misbah al-Khatib, 41, M 119. Mustafa Mohammad Farhat, 26, M
120. Mahmoud Fares, 38, M 121. Awwad Abu Salmiya, 34, M 122. Usama Jamal al-Zibda, 33, M 123. Nidal Habib Hana, 36, M 124. Thafer Mazen al-Shawa, 40, M 125. Nael Khaled al-Barawi, 23, M 126. Sami Said Radwan, 41, M 127. Muayed Taysir al-Khatib, 20, M 128. Manar Khader Issa, 39, F
129. Abdulrahman Sbeiti Azzam, 34, M 130. Mustafa Hassan al-Aabid, 38, M 131. Rafat Mohamad al-Tanani, 39, M 132. Rawiya Fathi al-Tanani, 36, M 133. Suhaib Abdulrahim Ghanem, 25, M 134. Hashem Mohamed al-Zaghi, 21, M 135. Naameh Ayyesh, 47, F 136. Siham Youssef Ghazara, 66, F
137. Sabreen Nasser Abu Diaa, 28, F 138. Shaima Diab Moussa, 21, F 139. Raed Ibrahim al-Rantisi, 29, M 140. Nisreen Nasser Abu Qaliq, 26, F 141. Khuloud Fouad al-Zamli, 27, F 142. Mohamed Khaled al-Tawashi, 21, M 143. Hussam Bakr al-Haya, 33, M 144. Saqr Abdulmajid al-Haya, 27, M
145. Hadil Mohammed Amn, 19, F 146. Walaa Mohammed Amn, 25, F 147. Warda Mohammed Amn, 22, F 148. Lamia Hassan al-Attar, 27, F 149. Moussa Ghaleb Madi, 25, M 150. Fayza Ahmad Salameh, 44, F 151. Mohammed Ibrahim Amn, 52, M 152. Mahmoud Mohammed Khaled, 25, M
153. Ahmad Mohammed al-Najjar, 33, M 154. Walid Zuheir Abu Shab, 23, M 155. Ahmed Awad al-Nedir , 37, M 156. Abdullah Ashraf Jawdeh, 13, M 157. Youssef Hatem al-Mansi, 23, M 158. Ahmed Hatem al-Mansi, 35, M 159. Mohammed Salem Abu Ayesh, 35, M 160. Saifeddine Abu al-Atta, 19, M
161. Feryal Attallah, 40, F 162. Adam al-Faraoui, 19, M 163. Said Abu Ghalyoun, 27, M 164. Ahmed Iyad Fattouh, 22, M 165. Tarek Abu Hmaidan, 20, M 166. Louai Odeh, 55, M 167. Mohammed Abhar , 17, M 168. Hazem al-Qamaa, 48, M 169. Zaher Anbar, 38, M 170. Khaled al-Masalha, 50 , M
171. Riham Fawaz al-Kulk, 33, F 172. Fawaz Ameen al-Kulk, 63, M 173. Abdelhamid Fawaz Kulk, 23, M 174. Sameh Fawaz al-Kulk, 29, M 175. Qusai Sameh al-Kulk, 1, M 176. Ahmed Shukri al-Qulaq, 16, M 177. Mohammed Mueen al-Qulaq, 42, M 178. Ayat Ibrahim al-Qulaq, 19, F
179. Saadieh Youssef al-Qulaq, 84, F 180. Taher Shukri al-Qulaq, 24, M 181. Ezzat Mueen al-Qulaq, 44, M 182. Zeid Ezzat al-Qulaq, 8, M 183. Adam Ezzat al-Qulaq, 4, M 184. Amal Jameel al-Qulaq, 42, F 185. Duaa al-Qulaq, 39, F 186. Bahaa al-Qulaq, 49, F 187. Ameen al-Qulaq , 90, M
188. Reem Abu al-Auf, 41, F 189. Sobhiyeh Ismail Abu al-Auf, 73, F 190. Tawfiq Ismail Abu al-Auf, 80, M 191. Majdieh Khalil Abu al-Auf, 82, F 192. Rawan Alaa Abu al-Auf, 18, F 193. Shaimaa Alaa Abu al-Auf, 21, F 194. Amir Rami al-Efranji, 9, M 195. Yazan Rami al-Efranji, 13, M
196. Rajaa Sobhi al-Efranji , 41, F 197. Mohammed Aouni al-Zaanin, 26, M 198. Mohammed Youssef Abdullah, 31, M 199. Sameh Jihad al-Qadi, 23, M 200. Tarek Mahmoud al-Qadi, 39, M 201. Moath Nabil al-Zaanin, 27, M 202. Hussam Abu Harbeed, 37, M 203. Ahmed Fayez Abu Arafat, 29, M
204. Youssef Rafiq al-Baz, 13, M 205. Adeeb al-Sourani, 43, M 206. Ahmed al-Loh, 24, M 207. Mohammed Abu Semaan, 24, M 208. Mohammed Abu Semaan, 32, M 209. Ali Breiss, 30, M 210. Ziad Abu Diar, 54, M 211. Ahmed Sabah, 29, M 212. Mohammed Abu Aoun, 19, M
31 remain unidentified.
In the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, 29 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.
Here are their names 👇
1. Aballah Khaled Daabas, 20, M 2. Mohamed Ayman Fathi, 20, M 3. Ahmad Abd el-Fattah Daraghma, 38, M 4. Hussein Atiyyeh Titi, 26, M 5. Rashid Abu Arreh, 16, M
6. Mohammed Omar Saeed al-Najjar, 36, M 7. Youssef Nawasra, 27, M 8. Mohammed Ruhi Hammad, 30, M 9. Awad Ahmed Harb, 27, M 10. Mohammed Adel Shegirat, 20, M 11. Sharif Khaled Suleiman, 37, M 12. Issa Barham, 30, M 13. Nidal Sael Safadi, 30, M 14. Hossam Asaireh, 20, M
15. Malek Hamdan, 21, M 16. Ismail al-Tobasi, 26, M 17. Nizar Riyad Marouf Abu Zainah, 24, M 18. Wajdi Jaafra, 30, M 19. Tareq Snobar, 27, M 20. Yassine Hasan Hamad, 25, M 21. Shaher Abu Khadija, 41, M 22. Obeida Akram Jawabreh, 18, M
23. Islam Fayyad Zahda, 31, M 24. Mohammed Ishaq Hamid, 25, M 25. Adham Fayyez Kashef, 20, M 26. Islam Wael Burnat, 16, M 27. Wafa Abdel-Rahman al-Baraadi, 37, F 28. Muntaser Mahmoud Jawabreh, 29, M
In Israel, 12 people were reported to have been killed, including two Palestinian citizens of Israel, and two Thai citizens.
Six casualties remain unidentified. Here are the names we know 👇
1. Moussa Hassona, 31, M 2. Khalil Awad, 56, M 3. Nadeen Awad, 16, F
4. Omer Tabib, 21, M 5. Weerawat Karunborirak, 44, M 6. Sikarin Sa-ngamrum, 24, M 7. Mohammed Kiwan, 17, M
In Lebanon, 21-year-old Mohammed Tahhan was killed as the Israeli army opened fire after dozens of protesters gathered at Lebanon’s southern border with Israel in solidarity with Gaza.
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.
- Over 230 Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza - including 65 children
- Palestinian in critical condition after being stabbed by settlers
- US says no to French push for UN ceasefire action
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
- Death toll in Gaza rises to over 197 - including 58 children
- Gaza hit with more than 100 overnight raids
- US blocks UN Security Council statement calling for ceasefire
- Erdogan calls on Pope to back sanctions against Israel
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In 1978, he published Orientalism, one of the most influential academic texts of the 20th century. It argued that scholarship by Westerners in the Islamic world stereotyped an “otherness”, which facilitated and supported colonial policy in the region
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