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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for “full support for the ceasefire” between Israel and the Palestinians on the Gaza Strip in its first statement since the May 10 outbreak of violence. Saturday’s document, endorsed by 15 UNSC members, said it “deplored the loss of civilian life as a result of the violence” and that “the civilian population of Palestine, especially in Gaza, stressed the immediate need for humanitarian aid.” The 11-day Israeli bombing of Gaza k...

UN official urges 'political process' amid Gaza reconstruction

Updated: May. 22, 2021 7:01 PM May. 22, 2021 6:08 PM Updated: May. 22, 2021 7:01 PM The Israeli army has recommended a strong military response if the cease-fire is breached by one of the Palestinian organizations in the Gaza Strip, as international actors work to shore up the truce that went into effect on Friday. Top commanders at the IDF believe that the severe blow to Hamas defenses will make it easier for Israel to operate again, even on the ground, in case of another escalation. The recom...

May. 22, 2021 9:17 PM Masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made his first public appearance on Saturday, in a defiant show of victory after the militants 11-day war with Israel. Dozens of Hamas fighters wearing military camouflage paraded past the mourning tent for Bassem Issa, a senior commander killed in the fighting. The top Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, paid his respects in his first public appearance since the war began al...

Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made his first public appearance on Saturday, in a defiant show of strength after the mili…

Hundreds of Hamas fighters brandishing rifles have paraded in Gaza City as the group’s top leader made his first public appearance since the militants’ 11-day war with Israel. Saturday marked the first full day of a ceasefire, and Egyptian mediators held talks to firm up the truce which ended the fourth Israel-Hamas war in just over a decade. In the fighting, Israel unleashed hundreds of air strikes against militant targets in Gaza while Hamas and other militants fired more than 4,000 rocke...

The top leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas made his first public appearance since the conflict with Israel began.

The 'Rally to Defend Palestine' on Saturday afternoon in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens was organized by the New York group Within Our Lifetime (WOL).

URL copied Image Source : AP A Hamas militant during a parade for Bassem Issa, who was killed by Israeli military in Gaza. A Palestinian official says an initial assessment shows at least 2,000 housing units were destroyed in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. Naji Sarhan, deputy of Gazas works and housing ministry, tells The Associated Press on Saturday that more than 15,000 other units were partly destroyed in the 11-day war...

1 of 33 People clean the streets of debris beside a building that was previously damaged in an air-strike following a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gazas Hamas rulers and Israel, in Gaza City, Friday, May 21, 2021. John Minchillo People salvage valuable items from inside the severely damaged Al-Jawhara building following a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gazas Hamas rulers and Israel, in Gaza City, Friday, May 21, 2021. ...