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27 May 2021, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis City: Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip, attends a military parade rally by Hamas military wing 'Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades'. Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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UN to investigate possible war crimes during Israel-Gaza escalation

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/28/21

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Israel's actions, along with the rocket attacks on Israel by Islamist Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

19 May 2021, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Smoke billows above buildings following an Israeli air-strike, amid the escalating flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Photo: Bashar Taleb/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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MIDDLE EAST

Netanyahu continues attacks on Gaza despite US call for peace

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/21

Some 219 people have been killed in Gaza, a quarter of them children, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

14 May 2021, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians inspect the remains of Al-Jalaa tower, which housed several media outlets including The Associated Press and Al Jazeera, after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike amid the escalating flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa

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MIDDLE EAST

Israeli army used 500 tons of bombs to attack Hamas tunnel system

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/21

According to foreign media reports, the Israeli army tricked many Hamas fighters to retreat to the tunnels, after which jets bombed the network for about 40 minutes.

14 May 2021, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen at the Ansar compound, amid the escalating flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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MIDDLE EAST

Gaza rockets and clashes in Arab-majority areas put Israel on edge

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/21

Civil unrest was meanwhile mounting between Israel's Arab and Jewish citizens, with protests and riots reported in communities in which a high proportion of Arab Israelis live.