2021-05-20 07:02:40 GMT2021-05-20 15:02:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) The United States blocked Sunday a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, leaving three United Nations Security Council emergency meetings over the past few days with no concrete results in de-escalating the violence, according to media reports.
The move came after the United States last week twice blocked United Nations (UN) resolutions that would urge de-escalation amid the rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions, which have caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.
The UN s casualty count from hostilities in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel on Wednesday showed that 219 Palestinians, including 63 children, were killed in Gaza. In the West Bank, 25 Palestinian deaths were tallied, including four children. Israeli sources reported 12 people killed, including two children and a soldier. Thousands of people were injured, mainly in the
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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Jerusalem
Germany calls for cease-fire As long as there are states and groups that threaten Israel with destruction, it must be able to protect its inhabitants. Germany will continue to make contributions to ensure that this remains the case. Maas said as he met Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. We support the international efforts for a cease-fire and are convinced that the violence must end as soon as possible in the interest of the people. I would also like to call for this here today, he added. The fact that we see that Hamas is again firing missiles into the south of Israel, since we have arrived here in Tel Aviv, is for us an indication of how serious the situation is that the people of Israel find themselves in, Maas said.
May 20, 2021
The deputy chief of Hamas, the Palestinian militant movement that controls the Gaza Strip, said Wednesday he expects a cease-fire with Israel to be reached “within one or two days.”
“This cease-fire it’s not a truce applies to the Gaza Strip. It does not apply to areas of the West Bank or areas” of Palestine, Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk told Lebanon’s Mayadeen TV.
The apparent progress comes after a week and a half of fighting that has left at least 220 Palestinians and 12 Israelis dead. Israeli officials have so far rejected Hamas’ offers for mutual cease-fires.
The UN secretary-general was reported to have discussed the cease-fire negotiations with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a General Assembly meeting on the subject scheduled for tomorrow.
An 800-Year-Old Hospice in Jerusalem Survived Wars Thanks to This Indian Family
Overseen by Sheikh Mohammad Munir Ansari today, this quaint and beautiful structure in Jerusalem with an Indian flag waving on its rooftop, continues to accommodate visitors from their homeland despite several moments over the course of 800 years when its mere existence was in jeopardy.
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Earlier this week, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador, TS Tirumurti, issued a statement at the United Nations Security Council meeting articulating New Delhi’s position on the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. In the statement, he issued strong support to the Palestinian cause and the two-State solution, besides condemning all acts of violence. But he also made a brief mention of a structure dating back 800 years in the Old City of Jerusalem, which holds a special place in the hearts of many Indians. Situated opposite the Herod’s Gate in the Old City, the Indian Hospice