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People divided over Malala’s statement
May 12, 2021
On Monday scores of rockets were launched into Gaza, some of these were stopped by missile defenses. The explosions shook Gaza and made people look for shelter. However, 20 people had died among them 9 were children.
Over a 100 were wounded and 2 Palestinians were killed, Palestinian officials have stated.
Many Pakistanis have condemned the ongoing injustice in Gaza and the attack on Al Asqa. Many had highlighted and questioned Malala Yousufzai’s silence on this matter. It was then when she took to Twitter and shared her stance.
The 23- year old tweeted, “The violence in Jerusalem – especially against children – is unbearable. This long conflict has cost many children their lives and their futures. Leaders must act immediately – there is no peace when children and civilians are not safe.”
The worst violence between Israel and Palestinian groups since 2014 has been seen in recent days, with the conflict escalating over the final Ramadan weekend.
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Hamas says more than 100 rockets fired at Israel
Hamas says it has launched over 100 rockets at Israel so far on Monday. The most recent barrage of rockets have targeted Ashkelon, a city that lies fairly close to the Gaza Strip s northern border.
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Hundreds of people were wounded at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday as Israeli police stormed the third holiest site in Islam.
And 20 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, after Hamas militants fired rockets into Jerusalem in response to the police action at Al Aqsa.
A rally by ultra-nationalist Jews in the city was temporarily halted by a siren, signalling the incoming rocket fire from Gaza.
There have been weeks of unrest in occupied East Jerusalem, with nightly clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters. Firefighters and security forces inspect damage at a house in Yehud, near Tel Aviv, after rockets were launched towards Israel from the Gaza Strip. Hamas said on May 12, 2021, it had fired more than 200 rockets into Israel in retaliation for strikes on a tower block in Gaza. AFP