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Benjamin Netanyahu Promises Israel Will Use 'An Iron Fist' to End Arab Protests On 5/12/21 at 11:28 AM EDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Wednesday that Israel will use "an iron fist if needed" to end protests by the country's Arab citizens after he deployed Border Police forces to the cities of Lod and Acre to calm chaos that has been erupting for days. Violence has spread across the region as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates after taking place at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque with Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants engaged in heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip o...

Gaza City, Gaza Strip; and Jerusalem Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since a 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with dozens killed and no resolution in sight. Palls of gray smoke rose in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes leveled two apartment towers and hammered multiple security installations, destroying the central police compound. In Israel, barrages of hundreds of rockets fired by Gaza’s Hamas rulers and other militants at times overwhelmed missile defenses and brou...

Israel takes out top Hamas leader Bassem Issa with Gaza airstrike

President Joe Biden says Israel has right to defend itself when threatened by thousands of rockets  In phone call with Netanyahu, he offered 'unwavering support for Israel's security' Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns rocket attacks while United Nations warns of 'full-scale war' 'We fully support Israel's legitimate right to defend itself,' says Blinken Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hady Amr to travel to region immediately to meet with both sides   Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 'this is only the beginning' after Israeli strikes killed Hamas commanders today  The Israeli Prime Mi...

Israel and Hamas traded airstrikes and rocket fire for a third day on Wednesday, as fears increased that the crisis could deteriorate rapidly. An alarmed United Nations warned of the possibility of an “all out war” as both sides vowed to continue military action. Israel pounded multi-storey towers in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas countered with rockets and tank fire in the worst military violence in the region since 2014. World leaders urged both...