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Ceasefire elusive as Israel continues to pound Gaza

International Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2021-05-19 11:51:36
Ceasefire elusive as Israel continues to pound Gaza [photo collected]

Israeli fighter jets continued to pummel the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Wednesday, flattening residential buildings and killing at least four Palestinians, including a journalist.

The latest raids came as Palestinian groups launched more rockets towards cities in southern Israel. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Earlier, Israeli forces shot dead four other Palestinians and wounded scores more during protests and a historic general strike in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The strike was called in support of Palestinians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza.

At least 220 Palestinians, including 63 children, have been killed in Gaza since the latest violence flared on May 10. About 1,500 Palestinians have been wounded.

Twelve people in Israel have died, including two children, while at least 300 Israelis have been wounded.


Despite the escalating violence – now in its tenth day – diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers have failed to make much headway.

The United States continued to block the UN Security Council from issuing a joint statement urging an end to the hostilities, telling diplomats that a public statement would not help calm the tensions.

France, however, said it was working with Israel’s neighbours, Egypt and Jordan, on a new ceasefire resolution.

Chile’s Palestine community protest against Israeli raids
Chile’s Palestinian community – the largest outside the Middle East with more than 300,000 people – staged a protest in Santiago on Tuesday, denouncing Israel’s deadly air attacks against Gaza.

Maurice Kahmis, president of the Palestinian Community of Chile, said the protesters wanted to add “to the demonstrations that have taken place around the world… and also to support the hundreds of Palestinian civilian victims who have died in these Israeli attacks and bombings”.

Source: Al Jazeera

BDST: 1150 HRS, May 19, 2021
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