The death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the start of their offensive on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza climbed to 72 Thursday, including 17 children and six women, with 388 injured. Common DreamsP.O. Six Israelis […] World. Israel further escalated its latest assault on Gaza early on Friday as ground troops joined warplanes in attacking targets in the besieged strip where health authorities said the death toll from over four days of bombing has now surpassed 100. ", Palestinian first responders search through the rubble of a family's home in Beit Lahia, Gaza following Israeli bombing on May 13, 2021. Palestinians Flee Heavy Israeli Fire In Gaza As Death Toll Rises Israel has killed 122 people in Gaza, including 31 children and 20 women, and wounded 900, according to the Health Ministry. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said airstrikes destroyed the central police headquarters in Gaza City, a compound with several buildings. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. The dead include at … A focal point was the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims. Police said they arrested more than 150 people involved in "disturbances and riots" overnight in northern and central Israel. To remain an independent news source, we do not advertise, sell subscriptions or accept corporate contributions. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (May 12, 2021) spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel-Palestine conflict and said he hopes that the hostilities will come to a conclusion. 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Gaza Health Ministry says death toll from Israeli airstrikes climbs to 43 Palestinians, including 13 children. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. "The last word has not yet been uttered, and this operation will continue as long as necessary. Box 443Portland, ME 04112-0443USA, Common Dreams is a small nonprofit with a big mission. Hamas activists tweeted that the two were killed in the strike in Gaza City, along with a woman and her son. Israel-Gaza conflict: Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to keep using 'full force' as airstrike death toll reaches 42. It doesn't work that way. Israel said the building housed Hamas intelligence offices and the group’s command responsible for planning attacks on Israeli targets in the occupied West Bank. Earlier, the military said it struck a building where Hassan Qahwaji and Wael Issa, two senior members of Hamas' military intelligence wing, were present. Market data provided by Factset. 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An Israeli colonel who initially told the New York Times that IDF troops were attacking inside Gaza later clarified that no soldiers had entered the strip, raising the possibility of artilley or tank fire against the territory. Paramedics said a 56-year-old man was seriously hurt after his car was pelted with stones. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Legal Statement. RAMALLAH: A Palestinian was killed and another wounded Tuesday by Israeli army gunfire in the north of the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian security source told AFP, as the death toll … … Five Israelis, including three women and a child, were killed by rocket fire Tuesday and early Wednesday, and dozens of people were wounded. The death toll in Gaza rose to 35 Palestinians, including 12 children and three women, according to the Health Ministry. Today's Views. Connect With Us . Market data provided by Factset. The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has climbed to 43, including 13 children and three women. In the Israeli city of Lod, a 52-year-old man and his 16-year-old daughter were killed early Wednesday when a rocket had landed in the courtyard of their one-story home. Hamas has not commented on Israel's claims that it has killed a number of senior militants. May 12, 2021, 8:51 AM • 1 min read. Kill Them One By One: Today, We Are Nazis. Israeli Ground Troops Attack Gaza as Palestinian Death Toll Tops 100. At times, police fired stun grenades into the carpeted mosque. The conflicts ended after regional and international powers convinced both sides to accept an informal truce. ISRAEL'S IDF SAYS STRIKES ON HAMAS IN GAZA STRIP MOST INTENSE SINCE 2014 WAR. IDF officials said Thursday that over 600 targets in Gaza have been bombed by Israeli warplanes during Operation Guardian of the Walls, while Israeli authorities said more than 1,750 rockets have been launched by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has climbed to 43, including 13 children and three women. "There is almost no safe place in Gaza," she said. Gaza now. Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss A ceasefire from the slaughter in Gaza is good news, but also woefully nominal given the new sins visited upon Palestinians: Add to the Occupation's daily murders, evictions, arrests and indignities the lynchings of Arabs in tenuously mixed cities by frenzied, rampaging, knife-wielding mobs of Israeli extremists, abetted by media and politicians, spewing "Death To Arabs" and vowing, "Today we're breaking all their bones." Common Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. Because of people like you, another world is possible. By. Please help keep Common Dreams alive by making a contribution. Israeli aircraft heavily damaged another Gaza City building early Wednesday. While the violence has been widely condemned, there is no sign that either side is willing to back down. Every donation—large or small—helps us bring you the news that matters. The military said it also shot down a drone that entered Israel from Gaza. or redistributed. "That’s the priority.". Earlier on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz threatened that "Gaza will burn" as Israeli military commanders planned for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, the first since Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). #FreePalestine #EndApartheid https://t.co/w5r0AavtSS. The comments come as the UN Security Council met to … The worst fighting since the 2014 Gaza war was ignited by clashes in Jerusalem in recent weeks between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police focused on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims. Authorities have declared a state of emergency and ordered the redeployment of nine paramilitary border police companies from the occupied West Bank as reinforcements. Israel faced heavy criticism over the tactic during the 2014 war. Soon after the bombing, Hamas announced that it would resume its attacks, and fired 100 rockets at the Israeli desert town of Beersheba. Legal Statement. The destruction of apartment towers was among several tactics used during the 2014 war that are now the subject of an investigation by the International Criminal Court into possible war crimes. US President Joe Biden discusses Israel-Palestine conflict with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as death toll reaches 65 in Gaza, 7 in Israel. The Israeli military on Wednesday released footage of an airstrike on what it said was the house of Salih Dahman, a "high-ranking operative" in Hamas, where weapons were stored. As was the case during Israel's last three major assaults on Gaza, Palestinians are suffering exponentially more deaths than Israelis. The crowd fought with police and set a synagogue and some 30 vehicles, including a police car, on fire, Israeli media reported. Israel fired a series of warning shots before demolishing the building, allowing people to flee and there were no casualties. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced shortly after midnight local time that "IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip." As per the Gaza Health Ministry, as many as 58 children have been killed due to the airstrikes. From there on, the escalation was rapid. TEL AVIV, Israel—The Gaza Strip and Israel entered their second week of hostilities Monday with a surging death toll, primarily on the Palestinian side. The last such uprising also began with violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in 2000, and lasted more than five years. Egypt Today staff. Over four days, Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinians in the compound who hurled stones and chairs at the forces. Agence France-Presse / 06:00 AM May 14, 2021. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. More than 2,100 Gazans—mostly civilians, including over 500 children—died during that war, while 67 Israeli troops and six civilians were killed by Palestinians. The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rose to 213, including 61 children, on Tuesday, while 23 Palestinians have been killed in West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health. Militant group Islamic Jihad confirmed that three senior commanders were killed in a strike on their hideout in a Gaza City apartment building. BY. Israel’s aggression is beyond barbaric and must stop immediately!#ApartheidIsrael #EidWithPalestine #SavePalestine pic.twitter.com/wyYibCPHjf. FILE - Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes against Gaza Strip on May 13, 2021. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza Health Ministry says death toll from Israeli airstrikes climbs to 43 Palestinians, including 13 children. The death toll in Gaza has reached at least 83 as Israel’s aerial bombardment of the besieged territory enters a fourth day. The health ministry said five were killed in stone-throwing clashes with Israeli forces in several locations, and a sixth was killed during an attempt to stab an Israeli soldier on Friday. Fighter jets struck the building again after journalists and rescuers had gathered around. We don't want advertising dollars. "We will continue to do what we're doing with great intensity," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Defense Minister Benny Gantz vowed that "Gaza will burn. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! In the central Israeli city of Lod, a state of emergency was declared after Arab protesters burned a synagogue, shops and cars. Israel is not a member of the court and has rejected the probe. All rights reserved. Palestinian health officials confirmed that death and said six other Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank. In the northern port town of Acre, protesters torched a Jewish-owned restaurant and hotel. Common Dreams brings you the news that matters. Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to over 100 – ministry. Samah Haboub, a mother of four in Gaza, said she was thrown across her bedroom in a "moment of horror" by an airstrike on an apartment tower next door. She and her children, aged 3 to 14, ran down the stairway of their apartment block along with other residents, many of them screaming and crying. We want the world to be a better place. Israeli airstrikes have leveled two apartment towers in the Gaza Strip, where 2 million Palestinians have lived under a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since Hamas took power in 2007. It says nearly 300 Palestinians in the territory have been wounded in the strikes, which began Monday as Palestinians launched a barrage of rockets into Israel. Israeli tanks pound Gaza; death toll risen to 119 . Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since the Islamic militant group seized power in Gaza from rival Palestinian forces in 2007. There was no immediate word on casualties. The American government is funding the murder of innocent children, women and the elderly residing in the worlds largest open air prison. Every day of the week, we publish the most important breaking news & views for the progressive community. Another fatality in Israel due to Hamas rocket fire, an investigation by the International Criminal Court into possible war crimes, threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families by Jewish settlers. Hamas said the renewed barrage was in response to the strike on the building. Israel-Gaza conflict: Israeli airstrikes topple media tower and hit home of Hamas leader as death toll rises. What Is the Biden Administration's Policy Towards Israel? To inspire.To ignite change for the common good. ", Speaking of the escalating violence between Israeli Jews and Arab Israelis throughout the nation, Netanyahu added that "we will give complete backing to the police, the Border Police, and the rest of the security forces to restore law and order to the cities of Israel—we will not tolerate anarchy.". On Monday evening, Hamas began firing rockets from Gaza. Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to over 100. Israel. Feel free to republish and share widely. The nine-story structure housed residential apartments, medical companies, and a dental clinic. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Death toll continues to rise as Israeli-Palestinian fighting intensifies. The unrest in Jerusalem has spread across Israel itself, with an outbreak of communal violence in mixed Jewish-Arab communities, as Hamas has called for a full-scale Palestinian intifada or uprising. (Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Andalou Agency via Getty Images). May 16, 2021, 2:20 PM • 1 min read. Ronnie Kasrils. Our Mission:To inform. We don't survive on clicks. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, The latest eruption of violence began a month ago in Jerusalem, where heavy-handed police tactics during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families by Jewish settlers ignited protests and clashes with police. The fiercest attack was a set of airstrikes that brought down an entire 12-story building. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced shortly after midnight local time that "IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip." Gaza's Hamas rulers and other militant groups have fired barrages of hundreds of rockets that at times have overwhelmed Israel's missile defenses, causing air raid sirens and explosions to echo across Tel Aviv, Israel's biggest metropolitan area, and other cities. By The Associated Press. Common Dreams is not your normal news site. "An intifada erupted in Lod, you have to bring in the army," the city’s mayor, Yair Revivo, said. Israeli air and ground forces attacked Gaza Strip targets Thursday night, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to extract a “very heavy price” in response to … Early on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Hamas, the democratically elected government of Gaza whose armed wing is responsible for most of the rocket attacks on Israel, will pay a "very heavy price" for its militant resistance. Sun, 16 May 2021 - 12:21 GMT. Support Our Work -- Join the small group of generous readers who donate, keeping Common Dreams free for millions of people each year. A drone fired five warning rockets before the bombing. Death toll rises as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank Palestinian protesters hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces in Israeli-annexed east … The high-rise stood 200 meters (650 feet) away from the Associated Press bureau in Gaza City, and smoke and debris reached the office. "It’s the Israeli occupation that set Jerusalem on fire, and the flames reached Gaza," he said. While Israel's air defenses, including the U.S.-Israeli Iron Dome system, have destroyed the vast majority of incoming rockets, seven people inside the country have been killed, including an IDF soldier hit by an anti-tank missile and an elderly woman who suffered a fall while attempting to reach a bomb shelter. Thank you. Council diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because discussions have been private, said the U.N.’s most powerful body did not issue a statement because of U.S. concerns that it could escalate tensions. "We will continue to do what we're doing with great intensity," the politically embattled Israeli leader said. Is This the Beginning of the End of Israeli Apartheid? Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 20: Hamas. AFP - May 14, 2021 7:38 AM. HAMAS LOBS HUNDREDS OF ROCKETS IN 24 HOURS, ISRAEL RESPONDS BY ATTACKING TARGETS IN GAZA, Youths inspect destroyed buildings after it was hit by Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, early Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Lod also saw heavy clashes after thousands of mourners joined a funeral for an Arab man who was killed the previous night, the suspect a Jewish gunman. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza Health Ministry says death toll from Israeli airstrikes climbs to 43 Palestinians, including 13 children. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. In a televised address, Hamas’ exiled leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said Israel bore responsibility. (AP Photo/Adel Hana). The Israeli military said militants have fired more than 1,050 rockets since the conflict began, with 200 of them falling short and landing inside Gaza. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Conricus said Israeli forces have strict rules of engagement and follow international laws on armed conflict. Thousands in Gaza flee heavy Israeli fire as death toll mounts from conflict: "It was a massacre" Updated on: May 14, 2021 / 6:50 PM / CBS/AP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to expand the offensive, saying "this will take time.". Warning shots have allowed civilians to evacuate the buildings, but the material losses will be immense. Israel's escalation came amid a wave of global demonstrations of solidarity with Palestine and against what critics call Israeli war crimes, including the bombing of civilian infrastructure such as high-rise apartment towers and other homes. The death toll stood at 119, including 27 children, it said. What I hear from our people in Gaza is horrific. All rights reserved. Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Without Your Support We Simply Don't Exist. Gaza health officials said late Thursday that the relentless Israeli onslaught has killed at least 109 Palestinians, including 28 children. Grievous history has come full circle: Jews are reprising pogroms. If you can help today—because every gift of every size matters—please do. Nearly 30 Senate Dems Call for Immediate Cease-Fire as Death Toll From Israeli Assault on Gaza Tops 190: Watchdog Slams AT&T's Latest Mega-Merger Three Years After 'Disastrous' Time Warner Acquisition Cost 45,000 Jobs: More News . Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with no endgame in sight. UPDATED: After 1 week of Israeli aggression, death toll among Palestinians rises to 209 including 55 children . 14 May 2021 - 11:27 . The U.N. Security Council also planned to hold its second closed emergency meeting in three days Wednesday on the escalating violence. Just after daybreak Wednesday, Israel unleashed dozens of airstrikes in the course of a few minutes, targeting police and security installations, witnesses said. Confrontations erupted last weekend at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which is the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site in Judaism. Still, diplomats are seeking to intervene, with Qatar, Egypt, and the United Nations working to deliver a cease-fire. Exchanges of fire continued in Israel and Gaza on Wednesday with mounting casualties, while Arab-Israelis took to the streets across Israel in their largest protests in decades, with some turning violent. Palestine. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza Health Ministry: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City rises to 42, deadliest attack in recent fighting. According to the Israeli media, there has been another death and according to the Palestinian Health Ministry at least 30 are dead in Gaza as tensions escalate. In neighboring Ramle, ultra-nationalist Jewish demonstrators were filmed attacking cars belonging to Arabs. We need you. As Israeli airstrikes continue to bombard Gaza, the death toll in Palestine reached 192 on Sunday. Israel further escalated its latest assault on Gaza early on Friday as ground troops joined warplanes in attacking targets in the besieged strip where health authorities said the death toll from over four days of bombing has now surpassed 100.. The building housed important Hamas offices, as well as a gym and some start-up businesses. Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza City up to 33 in deadliest single attack At least 181 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including 52 children and 31 women, with 1,225 wounded. The body of a child—one of at least 27 killed by Israeli bombing—was recovered from the home's ruins. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, said two infantry brigades were sent to the area, indicating preparations for a possible ground invasion. Their car parked outside was wrecked and the interior of the house was filled with debris. But we can't do it alone. Gaza Health Ministry: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City rises to 42, deadliest attack in recent fighting. - Craig Brown, Co-founder. Some 233 people were wounded. Netanyahu said Israel had attacked hundreds of targets. "We are definitely very mindful of civilian casualties in Gaza and we want to minimize them," he said. Instead, we rely on readers like you, to provide the "people power" that fuels our work. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes on a main thoroughfare in Gaza City has climbed to 33, including 12 women and eight children. By The Associated Press. A wall of dark gray smoke rose over Gaza City.

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