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1of18Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Weary Palestinians are somberly marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across Israel.Adel Hana/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18People attend a rally that was held in solidarity with Palestinians, in front of Milan s gothic cathedral, Italy, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)Claudio Furlan/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of18Palestinians carry the body of a child found in the rubble of a house belonging to the Al-Tanani family, that was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 13, 2021.Abdel Kareem Hana/APShow MoreShow Less
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Updated May 12, 2021 at 8:47 PM ET
LOD, Israel Intense exchanges of rocket fire and airstrikes have turned life upside down for people in Gaza and Israel, and the conflict has no end in sight. In many instances, the violence has killed indiscriminately.
In Gaza, at least 56 Palestinians have died, Palestinian health authorities say a figure that includes militants but also civilians and 14 children and more than 300 have been wounded. In Israel, local authorities say at least six people have been killed, including a soldier, a teenager and a grandmother.
Venezuela s Minister urges condemnation of Israel s aggressions
Venezuela s Minister urges condemnation of Israel s aggressions
Caracas, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza once again urged the international community to condemn Israel s aggressions against the Palestinian people. The international community cannot accept those acts of war. The UN has to react immediately. It is not a matter of being for or against a cause, religion or ideology. It is a matter of humanity. It is totally unacceptable, the foreign minister tweeted.
Along with the message on Twitter, Arreaza attached a video showing the moment in which an explosion collapses a building in Palestine as a result of Israeli attacks, which since past Monday have left 83 deaths, including nine children.
(Last Updated On: May 13, 2021)
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was hopeful that a cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians would end soon, after a phone conversation he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters reported.
“My expectation and hope is this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself,” Biden told reporters at the White House.
Biden did not explain the reasons behind his optimism. He said his national security team had been in frequent contact with counterparts in Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to try to bring about a resolution of the conflict, Reuters reported.
At least 67 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday (File Photo)
Highlights
Israel destroyed a six-storey building in the middle of Gaza City
Truce efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the UN had made no progress so far
Gaza/Jerusalem:
Israeli troops massed at Gaza s border on Thursday and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hostilities that have caused international concern and touched off clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel.
Days of violence between Jewish Israelis and the country s Arab minority worsened overnight, with synagogues attacked and fighting breaking out on the streets of some communities.