DEVELOPING: At least 26 Palestinians and two Israelis have been killed as tensions in Jerusalem escalated into exchanges of rocket fire between Israel and the Gaza Strip that lasted overnight into Tuesday.
escalated into airstrikes and exchanges of rocket fire between Israel and the Gaza Strip that lasted overnight into Tuesday.
Israeli soldiers throw tear gas canisters at Palestinian demonstrators at the Qalandiya checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem on Tuesday.Hamas, a militant group that controls the strip and is considered a terrorist organization by Israel and the United States, has launched 200-plus rockets into Israel, including targeting Jerusalem.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene to stop"the Israeli aggression against our people." Tensions escalated on Friday and Monday as Israeli police stun grenades and rubber bullets on Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which is the third holiest site of Islam and the holiest site of Judaism.
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