ISRAELI STRIKES KILLING CIVILIANS ‘ACT OF TERRORISM’- ILHAN OMAR

Mon 10 May 2021:

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said Israel’s air raids in Gaza killing civilians were an “act of terrorism” and that Palestinians “deserve protection”.

“Unlike Israel, missile defense programs such as Iron Dome, don’t exist to protect Palestinian civilians,” she tweeted.

Israeli air strikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism.

Palestinians deserve protection.

Unlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don’t exist to protect Palestinian civilians.

It’s unconscionable to not condemn these attacks on the week of Eid. https://t.co/vWWQfMqBkT

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 10, 2021

Meanwhile United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged both Israel and the Palestinians to lower tensions.“All sides need to de-escalate, reduce tensions, take practical steps to calm things down,” Blinken said as he met his Jordanian counterpart Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Washington.

Safadi urged the United States to play a leadership role in reducing the violence.

Huge blaze in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

A huge blaze broke out Monday evening in Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque compound, visible from various parts of the city, AFP journalists said.

Earlier footage of a huge fire at Al Aqsa Mosque when a tree caught alight as Isareli forces renewed their attacks on worshippers.
Now the fire has been contained successfully#AlAqsaMosque #Jerusalem #Israel #Palestine pic.twitter.com/mGNBeGMGDY

— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) May 10, 2021

Earlier footage of a huge fire at Al Aqsa Mosque when a tree caught alight as Isareli forces renewed their attacks on worshippers.
Now the fire has been contained successfully#AlAqsaMosque #Jerusalem #Israel #Palestine pic.twitter.com/Yblf6vHTx7

— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) May 10, 2021

The cause of the blaze at the third holiest site in Islam could not immediately be confirmed, but it followed Israeli police forces storming the compound which medics said left 331 people wounded.

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