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Ceasefire Begun in Gaza
May 21, 2021 (EIRNS) By all accounts, the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Gaza which took effect at 2:00 a.m., May 21 local time (23:00 UTC, May 20) is holding, though fingers remain poised on triggers if something goes wrong. Times of Israel reported that the tenuous nature of the ceasefire was “highlighted with violence and threats continuing until minutes before the deadline. Both sides have declared victory and are warning at the same time of retaliation for any violation. Hamas’s military wing warned it would carry out widespread attacks on Haifa in Israel’s north to the Ramon area in the south if Israel did not abide by the pact. At the same time, Hamas foreign relations chief Osama Hamdan said that Hamas had received assurances regarding Israeli policy toward Sheikh Jarrah and the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem. Defense Minister Benny Gantz denied Hamas’s claims of assurances on Jerusalem as
The president's approach to the conflict was driven by a singular goal: End the violence as soon as possible so he could train his focus back onto his domestic agenda.
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A truck loaded with humanitarian aid, passes into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza from Israel, on May 21, 2021, after a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas terror group (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
The ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian terrorists in Gaza was holding Saturday, as humanitarian aid began to enter the enclave after 11 days of conflict.
As thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their homes, and Israelis also began to resume normal life, international focus turned to the reconstruction of the bomb-shattered Gaza Strip.
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A Palestinian woman walks past a destroyed building in the al-Rimal commercial district in Gaza City on May 22, 2021, following a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian terror groups (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
GAZA CITY A Palestinian official says an initial assessment shows at least 2,000 housing units were destroyed in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in Gaza.
Naji Sarhan, deputy of Gaza’s Hamas-run works and housing ministry, said more than 15,000 other units were partly destroyed in the 11-day war.
The fighting in Gaza began after Hamas launched rockets toward Jerusalem following days of clashes and unrest in East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount and Al-Aqsa Mosque, including over the planned eviction of several Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.