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Added on the 17/05/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Tensions in the Middle East are escalating after officials say Israeli forces shot a Palestinian in Gaza while Palestinians blame Israeli settlers for burning their home in the West Bank. Nathan Frandino reports.
"The seven souls we mourn today were there so that hungry people could eat," chef Jose Andres says of the World Central Kitchen staffers who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, during remarks at a ceremony honoring their lives at the Washington National Cathedral. SOUNDBITE
Large plumes of smoke rise over Gaza City, as residents reported heavy Israeli fire in central Gaza. IMAGES
Explosions are heard as plumes of smoke rise over Jabalia, in northern Gaza. Relentless Israeli bombardment has reduced much of Gaza to rubble, collapsed the hospital system and spawned a humanitarian crisis, with all of the 2.4 million Palestinians "experiencing acute food insecurity and malnutrition," a World Bank report said. IMAGES
The Open Arms boat loaded with aid bound for Gaza returns to Cyprus after an Israeli air strike killed seven staff of the US-based food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES