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Report claims 42 killed in airstrike on Gaza; Jewish-Arab violence in Israel continues

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Published: 18 May 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

IDF says it targeted Hamas military infrastructure under homes; Netanyahu says strikes will continue as long as necessary; Arabs charged but no Jews, over urban mob attacks

‘Screams under the rubble’: 42 said killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza City (Times of Israel)
Most of those who perished belonged to the same extended family, including young children; IDF says it targeted Hamas military infrastructure under civilian homes

Netanyahu on Jewish-Arab violence: ‘Anyone who acts as a terrorist will be treated as such’ (Haaretz)
Netanyahu says Gaza operation will continue as long as necessary and Hamas to blame, as international criticism of military actions mounts

Israel sees a wave of attacks on both Jews and Arabs, but only Arabs indicted so far (Haaretz)
State prosecutors file 116 charges, most for assaulting police officers

Arab man beaten by Bat Yam Jewish mob calls for calm: ‘We’re all human beings’ (Times of Israel)
Saeed Mousa describes merciless assault by extremists, captured on film: ‘I was going to the beach. What did I do to deserve this? Is it my fault I was born Arab?’

Photo: Palestinians carry one of survivors from under the rubble of a building, after it was struck by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, May 16 (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

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