• Netanyahu on truce: "We are not with stopwatch in hand".

    Biden: "Immediately de-escalation"

  • Gaza, Biden calls for ceasefire but Netanyahu insists

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May 19, 2021 Benyamin Netanyahu does not seem ready for the de-escalation requested by Joe Biden. "I am determined to continue this operation until its goal is achieved, to restore peace and security to you, citizens of Israel," said the Israeli prime minister, quoted by the Times of Israel. Netanyahu did not comment on the request made to him today by the American president, merely saying that he appreciates Washington's support for Israel's right to self-defense.



Israel aviation: 4,000 rockets launched so far from Gaza


About 4,000 rockets have been launched from the Gaza Strip in Israel since the start of the "Guardian of the Walls" operation nine days ago. The Israeli Air Force communicates it,   specifying that of these about 600 have failed and relapsed in the Gaza Strip itself.



Gaza: health ministry, 227 victims, including 64 children


Since the beginning of the conflict with Israel there have been "227 victims in Gaza: of these 64 children, 38 women and 17 elderly". This was stated by the Hamas health ministry in Gaza, according to which the injured in the same period of time are 1,620. 



Unrwa: $ 38 million is needed for Gaza and the West Bank


UNRWA, the UN agency for the Palestinians, has launched an urgent appeal to raise $ 38 million to cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the affected populations in Gaza and the West Bank, following the dramatic intensification of violence in the last days. "I am shocked by the number of civilian lives already lost and infrastructure already destroyed in Gaza," said UN Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini, saying he was "equally shocked by the excessive use of force against protesters in the West Bank, including Jerusalem. East". "UNRWA immediately stepped up an emergency humanitarian response and needs financial support to bring it to the level of the needs of the affected populations," he added.going back to asking Israel to open the crossings to allow humanitarian workers and aid workers to enter Gaza.