NINE PALESTINIAN, INCLUDING THREE CHILDREN, KILLED IN ISRAELI AIR STRIKES, GAZA OFFICIALS SAYS

Mon 10 May 2021:

Israel has killed nine Palestinians, including three children, in blockaded Gaza, health officials said, following an Israeli raid on Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem that left over 300 Palestinians wounded.

The evening air strikes by Israel on Monday drastically escalated what already are heightened tensions throughout the region following weeks of aggression and onslaught by Israeli police and illegal settlers on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem that have threatened to become a wider conflict.

9 Palestinians were killed including 3 children in #Gaza pic.twitter.com/Wftjl4yLon

— Alaa Daraghme (@AlaaDaraghme) May 10, 2021

Earlier Gaza-based Hamas said it fired rockets in response to Israeli aggression and “crimes” against Palestinians at Al Aqsa Mosque compound, where Israeli forces wounded hundreds since Monday morning.

“We have started, and I repeat started, to attack military targets in Gaza,” Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters.

Conricus confirmed that Israeli forces had targeted “a Hamas military operative,” while Hamas sources in Gaza confirmed to AFP news agency that one of its commanders had been killed.

Biden administration voices concern

The Biden administration has serious concerns about the escalating violence in Israel as tensions simmer in Jerusalem, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

“We are continuing to closely monitor the violence in Israel. We have serious concerns about the situation, including violent confrontations that we’ve seen over the last few days,” said Psaki.

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