WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday held his first phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas since taking office, amid heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip. Biden has dispatched an envoy to try to quell the violence that has killed dozens in Gaza and at least 10 in Israel, but U.S., regional and international efforts have yet to show any signs of progress. Biden stressed the need for Hamas to cease firing rockets into Israel , and the two men expressed their shared concern that innocent civilians, including children, have tragically lost their lives amidst the ongoing violence, a summary of the call released by the White House said. Biden also conveyed the U.S. commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Palestinian partnership and highlighted his administration s recent decision to restore aid to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza that had been cut under former President Donald Trump. A summa
A flare-up that has been simmering for decades
Yossi Mekelberg
May 15, 2021 22:36
Palestinian demonstrators run towards an ambulance during a protest over tension in Jerusalem and Israel-Gaza escalation, near Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 15, 2021. (Reuters)
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Dissect each and every action by both sides that have led to the current flare-up of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, and you will find a known and tragic pattern of behavior. However, this is one of the rare occasions when a series of triggers took place almost simultaneously, impacting each other and igniting an already explosive situation that has been simmering beneath the surface for decades.
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Pro-Palestinian protestors in Lebanon and Jordan storm border fences and enter Israel Bel Trew
“Dozens” of people from Lebanon stormed border fences and briefly entered Israel, as hundreds in Jordan attempted the same along the country’s eastern frontier in another escalation of the crisis engulfing the region.
Extraordinary footage broadcast live on social media platforms showed crowds, make for the Israel’s northern and eastern borders fences waving Palestinian flags.
The Israeli army said that its tanks fired warning shots towards a number of what it called “rioters” who crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
“The suspects sabotaged the fence and set a fire in the area before returning to Lebanese territory. Israeli media said there were “dozens” in the crowds.
Israel pummelled Gaza with artillery fire and air strikes on Friday as it targeted Palestinian militant tunnels to try to stop persistent rocket attacks on Israeli towns.