GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead.
Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza; Palestinians go on strike
By FARES AKRAM and JOSEPH KRAUSSMay 18, 2021 GMT
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday. Palestinians across the region observed a general strike as the war, now in its second week, showed no signs of abating.
The strikes toppled a building that housed libraries and educational centers belonging to the Islamic University, leaving behind a massive mound of rebar and concrete slabs. Desks, office chairs, books and computer wires could be seen in the debris. Residents sifted through the rubble, searching for their belongings.
John Oliver Accuses Israel of War Crimes, Says U.S. Should Reconsider Its Stance
On 5/17/21 at 5:42 AM EDT
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Last Week Tonight began with Oliver saying he wouldn t explain the history of the conflict or propose a solution, but explain why the incidents of the past week are just wrong. One side has suffered over 10 times the casualties, something which speaks to both the severe power imbalance at play here and how that often gets obscured by how we choose to talk about it, he said. But this week s actually been a pretty good reminder that while some things are incredibly complex and require a great deal of context, others are just wrong.
Secretary Of State Signals U.S. Still Not Calling For Middle East Cease-Fire
The U.S. faces growing pressure to wade more deeply into diplomacy to end the worst Israel-Palestinian violence in years.
Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee and Edith M. Lederer
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signaled Monday the U.S. still was not joining calls for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers as fighting entered its second week, with more than 200 people dead, most of them Palestinians in Gaza.
Blinken’s stand comes despite growing pressure from the United States’ U.N. Security Council partners, some Democrats and others for President Joe Biden’s administration and other international leaders to wade more deeply into diplomacy to end the worst Israel-Palestinian violence in years and revive long-collapsed mediation for a lasting peace there.