Palestinian-Israeli Tensions Escalate after Weekend Bombings

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🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Israeli air strikes continued to devastate the Gaza Strip on Monday, as violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas entered its second week. The air attacks have killed roughly 200 Palestinians in Gaza — including more than 50 children — and left over 1,000 injured. Over the last week, at least ten Israelis have been killed by Hamas, which began launching rockets at Israel in retaliation for its decision to barricade a Muslim sacred site during Ramadan, and against mounting tensions over the threatened eviction of six Palestinian families from East Jerusalem. We'll talk about why the violence has erupted now and the prospects for a ceasefire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.6	Coming up on forum, Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate the Gaza Strip
1:20.6	as violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas enters its ninth day with no signs of abating. The air attacks have killed
1:29.0	more than 200 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 60 children, prompting a Palestinian
1:35.6	general strike to protest the bombings. At least 10 Israelis have been killed by Hamas's
1:40.9	barrage of rockets, including at least two children, we look at why the
1:45.4	violence is erupting now and prospects for a ceasefire. Join us.
1:50.1	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:03.6	The worst Israeli-Palestinian fighting in years has entered a second week, and yesterday President Biden expressed support for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants
2:14.6	on a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2:18.8	Biden also, quote, reiterated his firm support for Israel's right to defend itself against
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