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May. 22, 2021 10:22 PM
A pro-peace rally in central Tel Aviv on Saturday drew several thousand participants, calling for Jewish-Arab partnership and urging Israel to work toward resolving its decades-long conflict with the Palestinians, which flared up over the past two weeks with deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip.
Author David Grossman told the crowd at Habima Square: We, Israelis, still refuse to realize the time is over in which our power can force a reality that s convenient for us and only for us, for our needs and interests.
Ayman Odeh, leader of the three-way Arab-majority Joint List, said in his speech that War is only good for the warlords… for Benjamin Netanyahu, but it s bad for both peoples. There are civilians in Gaza and there are civilians in Israel, and we have to keep them out of the circle of terror.
Three rounds of sirens rock central Israel after two days of quiet, with Netanyahu pledging operation will continue 'as long as necessary' ■ At least 150 Gazans killed in Israeli strikes, as media tower downed ■ 10 dead in Israel
Heavy rocket barrages target southern Israel as IDF pounds Gaza ■ More than 100 Gazans killed in Israeli strikes as rocket fire rages on ■ Israeli man seriously injured after a rocket lands near his home in Ashkelon ■ Gaza authorities say 119 killed, including 27 children ■ Eight dead in Israel ■ Israel targets Hamas underground infrastructure
Three rocket salvos were fired toward central Israel in less than an hour overnight ■ Total rockets since beginning of escalation of 1,160 ■ Seven dead in Israel, including a soldier, as well as father and daughter killed in city of Lod, following Gaza rocket fire