May 14, 2021, 6:04 pm
Palestinians inspect their destroyed houses following overnight Israeli air strikes in town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip (Khalil Hamra/AP)
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The Gaza Strip was pounded this week by hundreds of Israeli strikes from sea, land and air, while the enclave’s militant Hamas rulers fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
It is the fourth round of major conflict between Israel and Hamas since 2008, with the tiny enclave’s more than two million Palestinian residents bearing the brunt of the deaths and the destruction.
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Pakistan, Turkey to jointly seek UNGA meeting on Palestine
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MULTAN/ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan and Turkey have decided to jointly move the United Nations with consensus among the Muslim Ummah for an urgent meeting of the UN General Assembly to “stop the horrendous brutalities of Israeli army targeting Palestinians”.
Talking to reporters after saying Eid prayers in Multan, Qureshi said the entire Pakistani nation stand united on the issues of Kashmir and Palestine. It comes as President Arif Alvi wrote to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promising Pakistan’s “full support” to help mobilise the international community for the Palestinian people.
It s not over yet : Netanyahu promises an unrelenting bombardment of Gaza to crush Hamas as 120 die - including 31 children - and fears over a Lebanese incursion grow with residents in northern Israel told to stay indoors
Israel s Netanyahu said militants in Gaza were paying and will continue to pay dearly for attacking cities
His fiery comments came amid growing fears of incursions across Israel s northern border with Lebanon
A Lebanese Hezbollah fighter was shot and killed by IDF on Friday when a small number crossed the border
Friday saw the death toll in Gaza rose to over 120, including 31 children and 20 women, with 900 wounded