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May. 22, 2021 8:28 PM
Twelve people were killed in Israel during the recent conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Two of them were residents of unrecognized villages without any shelters and one a person living in a dilapidated shack in Ramat Gan. The stories of Gershon Franco of Ramat Gan, Khalil and Nadin Awad from the village of Dahmash, Thai migrant workers Weerawat Karunborirak and Sikarin Sa-ngamrum, and Indian caretaker Soumya Santosh again show how poverty can be more lethal than other epidemics, especially in time of war.
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Riyadh, May 17: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that foreign visitors arriving by air from most countries will no longer need to quarantine if they have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
US envoy calls for halt to rocket fire, doesn't mention Israel's right to self defense; Erdan charges Hamas preplanned violence; Palestinian Authority: No equivalence between sides
Gaza Strip, May 15: Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip entered its sixth consecutive day, with Israeli air raids hitting a refugee camp where at least 10 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed.
By Patrick Goodenough | May 14, 2021 | 4:23am EDT
A barrage of rockets fired towards Israel from Gaza early on Friday, right, confronted by Israel s Iron Dome aerial defence system. (Photo by Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – A group of progressive Democrats took to the House floor on Thursday evening to rip into Israel over its policies towards Palestinians and the current violent escalation, while others in the party focused on the impact Hamas rocket fire was having on Israeli and Palestinian civilians.
A “special orders” session after legislative business was concluded was arranged by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, to give members of the “Squad” and others the opportunity to have their say on the crisis.