43 Killed In Gaza, 6 In Israel In Heaviest Aerial Exchange Since 2014 War 43 Killed In Gaza, 6 In Israel In Heaviest Aerial Exchange Since 2014 War At least 43 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the enclave s health ministry. Six people have been killed in Israel, medical officials said.
Smoke rises from a Gaza tower after it was hit by Israeli air strikes amid Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian militants fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheba in the region s most intense hostilities in years.
How Jerusalem tensions sparked heaviest Israel-Gaza fighting in years
Explainer: The heaviest round of hostilities in years between Palestinians and Israelis comes after weeks of tensions in the capital, which Hamas exploited in order to present itself as the protector of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Published: 05.12.21 , 20:56
Weeks of violent clashes in East Jerusalem have ignited the heaviest fighting in years between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
At the core of the violence that has left dozens dead are tensions between Israelis and Palestinians over Jerusalem, which contains sites sacred to Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
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As both sides appear to be digging in for more prolonged fighting, here are some of the factors that triggered the escalation.
At least 35 killed in Gaza, 5 in Israel, as violence escalates ahead of Eid
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May 12, 2021
Tel Aviv, May 12: Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years.
Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza into the early hours of Wednesday, as the Islamist group and other Palestinian militant groups fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and Beersheba.
One multi-storey residential building in Gaza collapsed and another was heavily damaged after they were repeatedly hit by Israeli airstrikes. Israel said it attacked Hamas targets, including intelligence centres and rocket launch sites.
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Why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in the decades-old Israel-Palestine conflict
One of main drivers of unrest has been the conflicting claims to East Jerusalem, dating back to the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. May 12, 2021 · 11:30 pm Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, one of the holiest nights of the year for Muslims. | Ammar Awad/ Reuters
Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians in years.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have left 30 Palestinians dead, including ten children, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising not to ease up anytime soon. Palestinians militants, meanwhile, have launched hundreds of missiles into Israel, killing three people.