20 Killed as Violent Clashes Over Jerusalem Leads to Rockets, Air Strikes
- The tension between Israel and the Palestinians has escalated resulting in the launch of air strikes and rockets
- Twenty people in Gaza were killed on Monday, May 10, in an air strike launched by Israel
- Residents are scampering for safety as the clash between both nations took a violent turn recently
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A report by Reuters indicates that no fewer than twenty people, including nine children, were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, amid violent clashes over Jerusalem, Palestinian health officials have confirmed.
The airstrikes were launched after Palestinian militant groups fired rockets close to the holy city on Monday, May 10.
Source: UGC
According to Israel’s military, the strikes were carried out against armed groups, rocket launchers, and military posts in Gaza after militants fired on the area for the first time since 2014.
It was gathered that the fight between the armed factions started as a result of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Al Asqa Mosque in Jerusalem.
The rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes continued late into the night, with loud explosions heard in Gaza City and across the coastal strip.
The latest development is coming amid heightened tensions in Jerusalem during Ramadan, Sky News added.
The news publication also reported that Palestinian militants launched rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them in the early hours of Tuesday, May 11.
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Earlier, Briefly News reported that at least 44 people have been killed and about 150 injured in a crowd crush at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people.
Children were among the missing, according to Eli Beer, the director of Hatzalah, an Israeli volunteer ambulance service.
“Unfortunately, we discovered small children who had been trampled there, and we administered CPR. We were able to save some of them," he was quoted by Israel's Army Radio.
"We were going to go inside for the dancing and stuff and all of the sudden we saw paramedics from MADA running by, like mid-CPR on kids, and then one after the other started coming out," a witness was quoted.
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Source: Briefly News
