[ad_1] An Israeli tank, May 16, 2021. - JACK GUEZ / AFP The escalation continues. The Israeli army bombed this Sunday the house of the leader of Hamas for the Gaza Strip, crossing a new level in its attacks against the Palestinian Islamist movement, a few hours before a meeting of the UN Security Council. The fate of this senior leader -Yahya Sinouar- of the movement controlling the Palestinian enclave, a poor territory of two million inhabitants under Israeli blockade...
[ad_1] Emmanuel Macron, May 6, 2021, at the anti-Covid-19 vaccination center in Versailles. - Christophe Archambault / AP / SIPA Emmanuel Macron speaks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The head of state, who met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, "strongly condemned the shooting claimed by Hamas and other terrorist groups" which "endanger the population of Tel Aviv ”and undermine“ the security of the State of Israel, ”the Elysee said in a statement. While offering him "his condolences" for...
[ad_1] The Israeli strikes resulted in the deaths of 54 people in Gaza, including leaders of Hamas. - Adel Hana / AP / SIPA While the most intense clashes in seven years between Gaza and Israel have killed at least 58 people since Monday, the armed Islamist movement Hamas confirmed the death of several of its commanders on Wednesday afternoon. Of the 58 dead, 53 lived in Gaza, including 14 children, and five in Israel. In a statement, Hamas announced...
[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the attacks will intensify against Hamas. - Amit Shabi / AP / SIPA The Israeli Prime Minister is stepping up the pressure on Gaza a little more. "Since yesterday (Monday), the army has carried out hundreds of attacks against Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza (...) And we will further intensify the power of our attacks," said Benjamin Netanyahud in a video released by his services, adding that the armed Islamist...
[ad_1] Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters in a Jewish settlement near Ramallah, West Bank, May 11, 2021. - ABBAS MOMANI / AFP Hamas fired more than 200 rockets at Tel Aviv and Beersheva overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Israel has stepped up its airstrikes on Gaza, including destroying a dozen-story building. The death toll exceeds 30 on the Palestinian side and 3 on the Israeli side, and the UN Security Council is due to meet on Wednesday....
