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Hamas has called for a full-scale intifada, or uprising. The last such uprising began in 2000 and lasted more than five years. The latest eruption of violence began a month ago in Jerusalem, where heavy-handed police tactics during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families by Jewish settlers ignited protests and clashes with police. A focal point was the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims. Late Monday, Hamas, claiming to be "defending Jerusalem," launched a barrage of rockets at the city in a major escalation. The Is...

Palestinian militants have stockpiled enough missiles to continue bombing Israel for the next two months Boris Johnson led international leaders in calling for the two sides to step back from the brink on Wednesday Please for calm appeared in vain as Israeli and Palestinian leaders traded threats and further rocket strikes The most intense hostilities in seven years have killed at least 65 people in Gaza, including 16 children, and seven in Israel, including a soldier and one Indian national, since Monday

Photo Credit: Haim Zach / GPO PM Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu gets operational update from IDF Chief of Staff and GOC Air Force at IAF Control and Attack Center - May 12 2021. A joint ISA-IDF operation targeted senior members of the Hamas “General Staff Forum” including the Gaza City Brigade commander, the head of the cyber command and improving Hamas’s missiles and the head of its production network, according to a statement by the Israel Security Agency, known colloquially as the Shin Bet. The four senior commanders who were targeted in the attack include: Advertisement '); _avp.push...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians as Israel signals a widening military campaign: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel bears an “extra burden” to avoid civilian casualties as it responds to rocket attacks from Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Blinken says Israel has an “absolute” right to defend itself and its citizens from militant attacks but that it must take all possible steps to protect innocent Palestinians. He said on Wednesday that Israel should “do everything it possibly ca...

GAZA CITY: Islamist group Hamas said several of its top commanders were killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday, including its military chief in Gaza C...