MIDDLE EAST Israel and Gaza militants announce ceasefire 20-05-2021 17:31 Israel and two main armed groups in Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, agree to a ceasefire on Thursday aimed at ending end 11 days of deadly violence.
MIDDLE EAST Netanyahu rebuffs Biden's call for immediate Gaza de-escalation 19-05-2021 14:35 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says airstrikes in the Gaza Strip will continue, after US President Joe Biden demanded he immediately wind down a conflict that’s killed more than 200 people.
MIDDLE EAST Conflict widens as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank 15-05-2021 12:11 West Bank clashes, described as among the most intense since the second intifada that began in 2000, left 11 people dead from Israeli fire, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as overall fatalities from strikes on Gaza rose to 126.
MIDDLE EAST New Hamas rocket barrage after Israel levels another Gaza tower 12-05-2021 17:34 Hamas unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly rocket fire towards Israel Wednesday in retaliation for the levelling of a 14-story building in Gaza by Israel, which ruled out an imminent ceasefire. World leaders call for de-escalation of conflict.