Israel continues Gaza raids as Palestinians hold general strike
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Israel continues Gaza raids as Palestinians hold general strike

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Four Palestinian protesters killed in West Bank during demonstrations against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. 18 May 2021 - 21:00 GMT Palestinian FM urges ICC to investigate Israel’s war crimes The Palestinian foreign minister has sent a letter to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Office, calling for an investigation into Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem. “There are the president’s critics, particularly on the Republic side, that say the president has abandoned a long-standing support for Israel and its right to defence but certainly, this is something that members of his own Democratic Party have been pushing for at least on the more progressive wing.” 18 May 2021 - 19:50 GMT Palestinian UN ambassador challenges Biden admin The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations is challenging the Biden administration to show results from its diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire, pointing out that the US has repeatedly blocked UN Security Council action, saying it would interfere with its diplomatic efforts. “He is cynically using the tragedy of Gaza, continuing the war and rallying support among right-wingers in Israel as well as the United States and others to stay in power.” 18 May 2021 - 19:37 GMT Analyst: Netanyahu admits Israel is ‘committing outright terror’ Al Jazeera’s political analyst Marwan Bishara said that Netanyahu’s statement is “quite cynical”. 18 May 2021 - 17:16 GMT Hungary FM slams EU’s ‘one-sided’ statements on Israel Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has slammed the EU’s “one-sided” statements on Israel.

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