Xinhua Headlines: Are Israel, Hamas in Gaza on verge of all-out war?
Xinhua
by Saud Abu Ramadan, Emad Drimly GAZA, May 15 (Xinhua) Over the past six days, armed conflict between Israel and the Hamas-led militant groups has kept flaring up, marking the fiercest fighting between the two sides since 2014 that has killed more than 120 Palestinians and nearly 10 Israelis. The two sides continue a tit-for-tat exchange of fire and keep trading threats of escalation, while regional and international mediation efforts have produced little effect to defuse the spiraling tensions. At present, the international community remains gravely concerned about whether Israel will launch a ground offensive against the Islamic Hamas movement, which is in control of the Gaza Strip.
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The last Friday prayer of the month of Ramadan on the Temple Mount (Wafa, May 7, 2021)
Violent clashes on the Temple Mount after evening prayers at the site (PALINFO s Twitter account, May 8, 2021)
Worshipers on Laylat al-Qadr on the Temple Mount (QUDSN Facebook page, May 9, 2021)
Violent clashes in East Jerusalem on the evening of May 8 (QUDSN Facebook page, May 9, 2021)
Clashes with Israeli security forces on the Temple Mount (PALINFO s Twitter account, QUDSN Facebook Page, May 10, 2021)
Operatives of the Descendants of Al-Nasser unit (affiliated with the Popular Resistance Committees) launching incendiary balloons at Israel (Twitter account of journalist Hassan Aslih, May 8, 2021)
Operatives of the Descendants of Al-Nasser unit (affiliated with the Popular Resistance Committees) launching incendiary balloons at Israel (Twitter account of journalist Hassan Aslih, May 8, 2021)
Cairo, May 13 (Prens Latina) The foreign ministers of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, and Russia, Sergey Lavrov, on Thursday agreed on the need for a ceasefire in the Palestinian territories, leaving room for political efforts.
Egypt, Russia say Israel needs to stop Gaza attacks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) hold a joint press conference following the committee lateral meeting in Cairo, Egypt on April 12, 2021. [Stringer - Anadolu Agency] May 13, 2021 at 3:01 pm
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov agreed Thursday that Israel needs to stop attacks on the Gaza Strip,
Anadolu Agency reported.
In a phone call, the two top diplomats reiterated that Israel should stop the bloodshed, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
Ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed 83 Palestinians and injured 487 others, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.