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Weeks of tensions and simmering rage have given way to the bloodiest violence in years
A local man studies the damage in the aftermath of overnight Israeli air strikes on Gaza City. EPA
A Jewish man at a burnt-out synagogue after overnight riots between Arab and Jewish residents in Lod, Israel. EPA
Relatives of Palestinian Rashid Abu Arra, 16, who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops in the village of Aqqaba near Nablus at the hospital morgue in Tubas in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Rubble from the Hanadi tower after an Israeli air strike on Gaza City. EPA
Israeli security forces pass burnt-out vehicles in Holon near Tel Aviv. AFP
Israel Violence Opens Painful Rupture Between Joe Biden, Pro-Palestine Progressives
On 5/12/21 at 11:04 AM EDT
President Joe Biden has so far been quiet on the spiraling violence between Israel and Palestinian factions, sparked by a land ownership dispute in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem that has since escalated into the worst exchanges of fire since 2014.
The president is under pressure to act to stop the familiar escalation of violence. At least 48 people including 14 children have been killed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip by Israel Defense Forces airstrikes, with six people killed in Israel by rocket barrages and an anti-tank missile fired by Palestinian militant forces inside the blockaded coastal enclave.
Foreign ministry appeals for calm in Jerusalem
On Monday over 300 people were reportedly injured as Palestinian protesters and Israeli police clashed in the Holy City. Keystone / Atef Safadi
Switzerland has added its voice to growing international calls for an end to violence in Jerusalem, following a week of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police.
This content was published on May 10, 2021 - 17:21
May 10, 2021 - 17:21
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The foreign ministry said on Sunday it was concerned about the escalation of violence in the city – the worst in recent years – and called on all sides to defuse tensions.
The clashes erupted a week ago in anticipation of a court ruling – since delayed – on whether dozens of Palestinians can be evicted from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, close to the Old City in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, to make way for Jewish settlers.