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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley rejected President Joe Biden’s pressure on Israel to end its counterterrorism Operation Guardian of the Walls as “unacceptable.”
Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for the fourth time in the past 10 days and “conveyed to the Prime Minister that he expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire,” a clear message that he wanted Israel to stop its campaign against the Hamas terror organization.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and “reinforced the message that the US expects to see de-escalation on the path to a ceasefire.”
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Misinformation, hate speech and calls for violence about the conflict have circulated on social media platforms amid the deadly fighting
Facebook has previously set up similar operations centers to focus on situations like global elections
Washington: Facebook Inc set up a 24-7 special operations center last week to respond to content posted on its platform about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and address any moderation mistakes amid violence in the region, the company said on Wednesday (May 19).
Misinformation, hate speech and calls for violence about the conflict have circulated on social media platforms amid the deadly fighting.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting against Gaza militants after U.S. President Joe Biden urged him to seek a de-escalation on Wednesday (May 19) in the 10-day conflict on the path to a ceasefire.
Facebook deploys special team as conflict spreads across social media Published: 10:45 PM, May 20, 2021
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GAZA: Facebook Inc set up a 24-7 special operations centre last week to respond to content posted on its platform about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict amid violence in the region, the company said on Wednesday.
Misinformation, hate speech and calls for violence about the conflict have circulated on social media platforms amid the deadly fighting. This operations centre allows us to closely monitor the situation so we can remove content that violates our community standards faster, while also addressing possible errors in enforcement, Monika Bickert, Facebook s vice president of content policy, told reporters on a conference call.