World powers call for calm after Israel unrest
10 May 2021 By AFP 2 min 24Approximate reading time Reactions poured in from around the world on Monday after violence sparked by days of unrest at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, with Israel launching air strikes on Gaza in response to rockets fired by the Islamist movement Hamas. Here are reactions from around the world: – US – US State Department spokesman Ned Price condemned the rocket attacks by Hamas as an “unacceptable escalation” and renewed calls for calm in Jerusalem. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the barrage of rocket attacks fired into Israel in recent hours,” he told reporters on Monday.
U.S. condemns Gaza rocket attacks on Israel as unacceptable escalation
State Department spokesman says Washington recognizes Israel s right to defend itself and its citizens, reiterates U.S. support for two-state solution; EU, UK join in condemnation of violence
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Published: 05.10.21 , 22:27
The U.S. State Department condemned Gaza militants repeated rocket attacks on Israel Monday as an unacceptable escalation.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. condemned in strongest terms the salvos launched into the Jewish state by Gaza terrorist groups.
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He added that Washington recognized Israel s right to defend itself and its citizens, but would not delve into the specifics on Israel s retaliatory strikes.
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A Palestinian man runs away from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem s Old City, on May 10, 2021. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
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