During the evening and night of 10 May, Arab rioters in [[Lod]] threw stones and firebombs at Jewish homes, a school, and a synagogue, later attacking a hospital. Shots were fired at the rioters, killing one and wounding two; a Jewish suspect in the shooting was arrested.<ref>{{cite web|author-link=The Times of Israel|date=11 May 2021|title=Arab Israeli killed amid violent riots by Arab mob in Lod; Jewish suspect held|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-israeli-man-killed-two-wounded-during-violent-protests-in-ramle/|url-status=live|access-date=11 May 2021|website=[[Times of Israel]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
During the evening and night of 10 May, Arab rioters in [[Lod]] threw stones and firebombs at Jewish homes, a school, and a synagogue, later attacking a hospital. Shots were fired at the rioters, killing one and wounding two; a Jewish suspect in the shooting was arrested.<ref>{{cite web|author-link=The Times of Israel|date=11 May 2021|title=Arab Israeli killed amid violent riots by Arab mob in Lod; Jewish suspect held|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-israeli-man-killed-two-wounded-during-violent-protests-in-ramle/|url-status=live|access-date=11 May 2021|website=[[Times of Israel]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
Widespread protests and riots intensified across Israel, particularly in [[Arab localities in Israel|cities with large Arab populations]]. In Lod, rocks were thrown at Jewish apartments ad some Jewish residents were evacuated from their homes by the police. One man was seriously injured after being struck in the head by a rock. In the nearby city of [[Ramle]], Jewish rioters threw rocks at passing vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Closure, curfew declared over Lod following severe riots|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513013958/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 May, Mayor of Lod Yair Revivio urged [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] to deploy [[Israel Border Police]] in the city, stating that the city had "completely lost control" and warning that the country was on the brink of "civil war".<ref>{{cite web|title=Amid Gaza barrages, major rioting and chaos erupt in Lod; Mayor: It's civil war|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-11-2021/|publisher=Times of Israel|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511230326/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-11-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arab politician warns Israel is 'on the brink of a civil war'|url=https://news.yahoo.com/arab-politician-warns-israel-brink-050700968.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en}}</ref> Netanyahu declared a [[state of emergency]] in Lod on 11 May, marking the first time since 1966 that Israel has used emergency powers over an Arab community.<ref>{{cite web|title=IDF enters Lod as city goes into emergency lockdown|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513013958/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=StateOfEmergency>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-declares-state-of-emergency-in-lod/ |title=Netanyahu declares state of emergency in Lod |date=11 May 2021 |last=Schneider |first=Tal |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513014006/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-declares-state-of-emergency-in-lod/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ministry of Public Security (Israel)|Minister of Public Security]] [[Amir Ohana]] announced the implementation of emergency orders.<ref name=StateOfEmergency />
Widespread protests and riots intensified across Israel, particularly in [[Arab localities in Israel|cities with large Arab populations]]. In Lod, rocks were thrown at Jewish apartments and some Jewish residents were evacuated from their homes by the police. One man was seriously injured after being struck in the head by a rock. In the nearby city of [[Ramle]], Jewish rioters threw rocks at passing vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Closure, curfew declared over Lod following severe riots|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513013958/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 May, Mayor of Lod Yair Revivio urged [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] to deploy [[Israel Border Police]] in the city, stating that the city had "completely lost control" and warning that the country was on the brink of "civil war".<ref>{{cite web|title=Amid Gaza barrages, major rioting and chaos erupt in Lod; Mayor: It's civil war|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-11-2021/|publisher=Times of Israel|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511230326/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-11-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arab politician warns Israel is 'on the brink of a civil war'|url=https://news.yahoo.com/arab-politician-warns-israel-brink-050700968.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en}}</ref> Netanyahu declared a [[state of emergency]] in Lod on 11 May, marking the first time since 1966 that Israel has used emergency powers over an Arab community.<ref>{{cite web|title=IDF enters Lod as city goes into emergency lockdown|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513013958/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/border-police-officers-diverted-to-lod-amid-violent-protests-667894|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=StateOfEmergency>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-declares-state-of-emergency-in-lod/ |title=Netanyahu declares state of emergency in Lod |date=11 May 2021 |last=Schneider |first=Tal |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513014006/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-declares-state-of-emergency-in-lod/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ministry of Public Security (Israel)|Minister of Public Security]] [[Amir Ohana]] announced the implementation of emergency orders.<ref name=StateOfEmergency />
Unrest continued on 12 May. In [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], a Jewish man was attacked and seriously injured by an Arab mob armed with sticks and stones while driving his car. In [[Bat Yam]], Jewish extremists attacked Arab stores and beat pedestrians. A motorcyclist was also beaten in the street after being mistaken for an Arab.<ref>{{cite web|title=Israel in chaos: 10 Border Police units called up to quell Arab-Jewish violence|first=Idan|last=Zonshine|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/right-wing-rioters-smash-windows-of-arab-owned-businesses-in-bat-yam-667993|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post|language=en-US|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512212829/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/right-wing-rioters-smash-windows-of-arab-owned-businesses-in-bat-yam-667993|url-status=live}}</ref>
Unrest continued on 12 May. In [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], a Jewish man was attacked and seriously injured by an Arab mob armed with sticks and stones while driving his car. In [[Bat Yam]], Jewish extremists attacked Arab stores and beat pedestrians. A motorcyclist was also beaten in the street after being mistaken for an Arab.<ref>{{cite web|title=Israel in chaos: 10 Border Police units called up to quell Arab-Jewish violence|first=Idan|last=Zonshine|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/right-wing-rioters-smash-windows-of-arab-owned-businesses-in-bat-yam-667993|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post|language=en-US|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512212829/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/right-wing-rioters-smash-windows-of-arab-owned-businesses-in-bat-yam-667993|url-status=live}}</ref>
The violence coincided with Laylat al-Qadr, an Islamic day of significance, and Jerusalem Day, an Israeli national holiday. The confrontations occurred ahead of a planned Jerusalem Day march by far-right Jewish nationalists that was later cancelled.[25][26] More than 300 people were injured, mostly Palestinians,[13] drawing international condemnation. The Supreme Court ruling was then delayed for 30 days as the Attorney General of Israel, Avichai Mandelblit, sought to reduce tensions.[1]
Since the rocket launches and airstrikes began, at least 122 Palestinians have been killed, including 31 children, while seven Israelis have been killed, including one child.[32][33][34][35][36] On 11 May, the Israel Defense Forces claimed that at least 15 of the Palestinian casualties were confirmed members of Hamas, and also claimed that some Palestinian civilian casualties were caused by errant rocket launches within the Gaza Strip.[37] As of 12 May 2021[update], both Israel and the Palestinian National Authority reported injuries for at least 300 Palestinians[38][39][40] and 200 Israelis.[41]
The long-running dispute over land in Sheikh Jarrah is considered a microcosm of the Israeli–Palestinian disputes over land since 1948.[42] Israel's laws allow Jews to file claims over land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem which they may have owned prior to 1948, but reject Palestinian claims over land in Israel which they owned.[43][44][45][46]
According to Ottoman documents presented by the settler organizations, the land in Sheikh Jarrah was bought by Jewish trusts from Arab landowners in the 1870s.[47] The authenticity of these documents has been challenged by Palestinian claimants in Israeli courts.[48][49] In 1956, the Jordanian government, in cooperation with the United Nations' organization for refugees, UNRWA, housed 28 Palestinian refugee families with tenancy rights in a compound on land that Jordan managed as Custodian of Enemy Property. After the Six-Day War, the area fell under Israeli occupation. In 1972, the Israeli Custodian General registered the properties under the Jewish trusts, which in turn demanded that the Palestinian tenants there pay the trusts rent. Eviction orders began to occur in the 1990s.[50] The Jewish trusts sold the homes to a right-wing settler organization, who have since made repeated attempts to evict the Palestinian residents. Under Israeli land and property laws, Israelis have the right to reclaim properties in East Jerusalem owned by Jews before the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, but no similar law exists that would allow Palestinians to claim their lost property inside Israel during the hostilities. The Sheikh Jarrah district houses the descendants of refugees expelled or displaced from their homes in Jaffa and Haifa in the Nakba of 1948.[51][52][53][54] According to the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, this approach to property rights is unacceptable in international law.[50]
Settler groups mostly funded by US donors succeeded in having 43 Palestinians evicted from the area in 2002, followed by the Hanoun and Ghawi families in 2008, and the Shamasneh family in 2017.[20] In 2010, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected an appeal by Palestinian families who had resided in 57 housing units in the area of Sheikh Jarrah, who had petitioned the court to have their ownership to the properties recognized.[50] An Israeli court had previously ruled that the Palestinians could remain on the properties under a legal status called "protected tenants" but must pay rent. The move to evict them came after they refused to pay rent and carried out construction on the properties unauthorized by those who the courts had recognized as the owners.[55] In 2021 Israel's Supreme Court was expected to deliver a ruling on whether to uphold the eviction of six Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on 10 May 2021, after a court ruled that 13 families, 58 people including 17 children: 6 families by 2 May, and a further 7 by 1 August.[20] On 9 May 2021, the Israeli Supreme Court delayed the expected decision on evictions for 30 days, after an intervention from Attorney General of IsraelAvichai Mandelblit.[56]
April–May 2021 Ramadan events
At the start of Ramadan in April 2021, Israeli police blocked off access to the Damascus Gate where Muslim worshippers usually congregate during the holiday.[57] President Reuven Rivlin was speaking at the Western Wall for Memorial Day in Israel, and Israeli officials were concerned that the call to prayer from the minarets of the Al-Aqsa Mosque would drown him out. A squad of Israeli police officers raided the mosque and cut the cables to the loudspeakers that broadcast prayers to the faithful.[58] In the wake of protests, Israel removed the barriers at the Damascus Gate two weeks later.[59] On 15 April, a TikTok video of a Palestinian teen slapping an ultra-orthodox Jewish man went viral, leading to several copycat incidents.[60] The next day, tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers were turned away from Al-Aqsa, on the first Friday of Ramadan when Israel imposed a 10,000-person limit on prayers at the mosque.[61][60] On the same day, a Rabbi was beaten in Jaffa causing two days of protests.[60] On 22 April, the far-right Jewish supremacist group Lehava held a march through Jerusalem chanting "death to Arabs".[60] On 23 April, after fringe military groups fired 36 rockets at southern Israel, the IDF launched missiles at Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.[60] In the following days, a Palestinian boy and a 19-year-old Israeli settler were killed. On 6 May, incendiary balloon attacks launched from Gaza set off 6 fires[62] and far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir set up his office in Sheikh Jarrah, causing clashes.
Ben-Gvir then visited Sheikh Jarrah shortly before the clashes began, where he said that the houses belonged to Jews and told police to "open fire" on protesters.[57]Agence France-Presse reported that Israeli settlers had been seen in Sheikh Jarrah openly carrying assault rifles and revolvers leading up to the clashes.[57] A video was posted of him, in a joking exchange with the deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Arieh King, mocking a Palestinian resident shot by Israeli police during a protest.[63]
Palestinian protests began on 6 May in Sheikh Jarrah, but clashes soon spread to Al-Aqsa mosque, Lod, other Arab localities in Israel and the West Bank.[18]
Sheikh Jarrah
Palestinians and Israeli settlers first clashed on 6 May in Sheikh Jarrah, where Palestinian families are at risk of being evicted. Palestinian protesters had been holding nightly outdoor iftars. On 6 May, Israeli settlers and Otzma Yehudit set up a table across the street from Palestinians. Social media videos showed both sides hurling rocks and chairs at each other. Israeli police intervened and arrested at least 7 people.[73]
Al-Aqsa Mosque
On 7 May, large numbers of police were deployed on the Temple Mount as around 70,000 worshippers attended the final Friday prayers of RamadanatAl-Aqsa Mosque. After the evening prayers, some Palestinian worshippers began throwing previously stockpiled rocks and other objects at Israeli police officers. Police officers fired stun grenades into the mosque compound, as well as into a field clinic.[26][60][74] A mosque spokesman stated the clashes broke out after Israeli police attempted to evacuate the compound, where many Palestinians sleep over in Ramadan, adding that the evacuation was intended to allow access to Israelis.[41] More than 300 Palestinians were wounded as Israeli police stormed the mosque compound.[75][76] Palestinians threw rocks, firecrackers, and heavy objects, while Israeli police fired stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber bullets at worshippers.[76][77][78][79] The storming came ahead of a Jerusalem Day flag march by Jewish nationalists through the Old City.[76][80] At least 215 Palestinians were injured, 153 of whom were hospitalised.[13] Militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel the following night.[81]
More clashes occurred on 8 May, the date of the Islamic holy night of Laylat al-Qadr.[82] Palestinian crowds threw stones, lit fires, and chanted "Strike Tel Aviv" and “In spirit and in blood, we will redeem al-Aqsa”, which The Times of Israel described as in support of Hamas.[83] The Israel Police, wearing riot gear and some on horseback, used stun grenades and water cannons.[82] At least 80 people were injured.[82] On 10 May, a video showing a raging fire on the al-Haram al-Sharif, caused by the conflagration of a tree near the Al-Aqsa mosque, began to circulate on social media. Below in the Western plaza, a packed group of Jewish Israelis chanted what Yair Wallach called 'genocidal songs of vengeance' while cheering the flames with words from a song in which Samson cries out before he tears down the pillars in Gaza: "O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!" [21]
Arab communities in Israel
During the evening and night of 10 May, Arab rioters in Lod threw stones and firebombs at Jewish homes, a school, and a synagogue, later attacking a hospital. Shots were fired at the rioters, killing one and wounding two; a Jewish suspect in the shooting was arrested.[84]
Widespread protests and riots intensified across Israel, particularly in cities with large Arab populations. In Lod, rocks were thrown at Jewish apartments and some Jewish residents were evacuated from their homes by the police. One man was seriously injured after being struck in the head by a rock. In the nearby city of Ramle, Jewish rioters threw rocks at passing vehicles.[85] On 11 May, Mayor of Lod Yair Revivio urged Prime Minister of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu to deploy Israel Border Police in the city, stating that the city had "completely lost control" and warning that the country was on the brink of "civil war".[86][87] Netanyahu declared a state of emergency in Lod on 11 May, marking the first time since 1966 that Israel has used emergency powers over an Arab community.[88][89]Minister of Public SecurityAmir Ohana announced the implementation of emergency orders.[89]
Unrest continued on 12 May. In Acre, a Jewish man was attacked and seriously injured by an Arab mob armed with sticks and stones while driving his car. In Bat Yam, Jewish extremists attacked Arab stores and beat pedestrians. A motorcyclist was also beaten in the street after being mistaken for an Arab.[90]
As of 13 May, communal violence including "riots, stabbings, arson, attempted home invasions and shootings" was reported from Beersheba, Rahat, Ramla, Lod, Nasiriyah, Tiberias, Jerusalem, Haifa and Acre.[91]
Hamas demanded Israel remove its forces from Al-Aqsa mosque by 10 May, 6pm.[92][93] Minutes after the deadline passed,[94] Hamas fired more than 150 rockets into Israel from Gaza.[95] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that seven rockets were fired toward Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh and that one was intercepted.[96] An anti-tank missile was also fired at an Israeli civilian vehicle, injuring the driver.[97] Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza strip on the same day.[98]
On May 11, the 13-story residential Hanadi Tower in Gaza collapsed after being hit by an Israeli airstrike.[99][100] The tower housed a mix of residential apartments and commercial offices.[101] IDF said the building contained offices used by Hamas, and said it gave "advance warning to civilians in the building and provided sufficient time for them to evacuate the site";[100] Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired 137 rockets at Tel Aviv in five minutes. Hamas stated that they fired their "largest ever barrage".[102] In addition, an Israeli state-owned oil pipeline was hit by a rocket.[103]
On 12 May, the Israeli Air Force destroyed dozens of police and security installations along the Gaza Strip; Hamas said its police headquarters were among the targets destroyed.[104] Over 850 rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel on 12 May.[105] According to the IDF, at least 200 rockets launched by Hamas failed to reach Israel, and fell inside the Gaza Strip.[106]
On 13 May, Israeli forces and militant groups in Gaza continued to exchange artillery fire and airstrikes. Hamas attempted to deploy suicide drones against Israeli targets, with an Israeli airforce F-16 engaging and shooting down one such drone.[107]Iron Dome is destroying many but not all dangerous rockets fired at Israel.[108]
On 14 May, Israel Defense Forces' ground and air troops claimed they had troops on the ground and in the air attacking the Gaza Strip,[109][110] although this claim was later retracted and followed with an apology for misleading the press. That same day, the Israeli Air Force launched a massive bombardment of Hamas' tunnel network as well as above-ground positions, reportedly inflicting heavy casualties. It was suspected that the reports of an Israeli ground invasion had been a deliberate ruse to lure Hamas operatives into the tunnels and prepared positions above ground to confront Israeli ground forces so that large numbers could then be killed by airstrikes. According to an Israeli official, the attacks killed hundreds of Hamas personnel, and in addition, 20 Hamas commanders were assassinated and most of its rocket production capabilities were destroyed.[111][112][113][114]
The Al-Jalaa media building
On 15 May the IDF targeted the Al Jalaa building in Gaza, which housed Al Jazeera, Associated Press journalists and a number of other offices and apartments.[115][116][117][118] The building has been hit by at least 4 rockets, which happened approximately an hour after Israeli forces called the building's owner, warning of the attack and advising all to evacuate the premises.[116][119] The Associated Press described the attack as "the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas".[118][120][121]
Gary Pruitt, CEO of Associated Press, said the news agency was『shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza』calling it an "incredibly disturbing development".[119][122][123][124] He added that "the world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today".[124]
An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the Army struck the media building, saying it contained "Hamas military intelligence".[119][125]
West Bank
On 14 May, 12 Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli troops, including one who attempted to stab a soldier, and more than 100 Palestinians were injured.[126][127][128] There have been daily demonstrations since the escalation in Gaza.[129]
Israeli–Lebanese Border
On 13 May three rockets were fired from the al-Rashidiya Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon across the Israeli–Lebanese border, landing in the Mediterranean Sea. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the rocket launches and Lebanese Army troops were deployed to the refugee camp, finding several rockets there.[130]
Casualties
As of 15 May, according to the Gaza health ministry, at least 139 people have been killed in Gaza, including 39 minors, and more than 1,000 others wounded.[131][132] 11 deaths in Israel were reported.[2]
A Hamas commander, identified as Mohammed Abdullah Fayyad, as well as three high-ranking Islamic Jihad commanders were also killed. Another Hamas member was killed on 11 May. The deaths of the five commanders were confirmed by official statements of both the groups. The deaths of other militants are suspected, but not however confirmed.[133][134][37] It is disputed whether some of the first victims on 10 May died as a result of an Israeli airstrike or an errant Palestinian rocket.[37][135]
On 11 May, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched hundreds of rockets at Ashdod and Ashkelon, killing two people and wounding more than 90 others.[97][136][137] A third Israeli woman from Rishon LeZion was also killed,[138] while two more civilians from Dahmash and a soldier died the next day.[139][140][141]
Bassem Issa, a top Hamas commander, was killed.[142][143]
China, Norway and Tunisia have requested a public UNSC meeting for 14 May while the United States has objected. The council has met privately twice but has not been able to agree on a statement over United States objections. On 12 May, it was announced that Hady Amr, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs and Press and Public Diplomacy, would be sent to the region "immediately".[144] Truce efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations have so far offered no sign of progress.[145]
On 13 May, Hamas made a proposal for a ceasefire, stating that it was prepared to halt attacks on a 'mutual basis'. Netanyahu informed his cabinet that Israel had rejected the overture.[146]
The United Nations secretary general António Guterres called for an immediate ceasefire, "out of respect for the spirit of Eid", making reference to Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic festival which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.[114]
Hady Amr arrived in Tel Aviv for discussions on how to achieve a "sustainable calm" ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on May 16.[147]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the actions of the Israeli police and said that Israel "shall not allow any radical element to undermine the calm". He also said "we firmly reject the pressure not to build in Jerusalem".[152] Israeli officials asked the Biden administration not to intervene in the situation.[153]
On 10 May 2021, President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, issued a statement that the "brutal storming and assault on worshipers in the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards is a new challenge to the international community".[154]
Israel's Minister for Public SecurityAmir Ohana called for the release of the Israeli man arrested for the shooting of an Arab in Lod, arguing without providing evidence that the suspect was acting in self-defense and law-abiding citizens bearing arms assist the authorities. According to a Guardian report, the statement seemed to encourage mob violence.[146]
A spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Jihad said that Israel "started the aggression on Jerusalem. If this aggression does not end, there is no point to diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire".[155] Hamas gave an ultimatum to the Israeli government, saying if they did not remove forces from the mosque by 2 a.m. on 11 May, then they would conduct another rocket strike.[156]
Netanyahu convened an emergency security meeting on 11 May, and schools in several parts of Israel were closed.[157]
^"Violence flares between Jews and Arabs on streets of Israel". www.ft.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021. Israeli police stormed the compound, which is sacred to both religions, at least three times in the past week, using rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades. At least 600 Palestinians were injured.
^"What has caused Jerusalem's worst violence in years?". The Guardian. 11 May 2021. Under Israeli law, Jews who can prove pre-1948 title can claim back their Jerusalem properties. No similar law exists for Palestinians who lost homes in West Jerusalem.
^Marina Sergides. "Housing in East Jerusalem: Marina Sergides Reports on an Legal Mission to the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryArchived 12 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine." Socialist Lawyer, no. 60, 2012, pp. 14–17: "Moreover, the delegation observed that there is an asymmetry in the way the Israeli courts treat the question of pre-1948 property rights. While the courts have been willing to uphold claims by Jewish organisations in relation to property in Sheikh Jarrah allegedly owned by Jewish families before 1948, similar claims by the Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah in relation to lands which their families owned in what is now the State of Israel would not be entertained. Such asymmetry is simply not justifiable."
^Marina Sergides. "Housing in East Jerusalem: Marina Sergides Reports on an Legal Mission to the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryArchived 12 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine." Socialist Lawyer, no. 60, 2012, pp. 14–17: "This company rely on old Ottoman documents, appearing to suggest that Sheikh Jarrah was bought by Jewish families in the 19th Century before the declaration of the Israeli State. The authenticity of these very old documents is questionable. ... The delegation received well-documented information raising serious doubts with regards to the authenticity and accuracy of the Ottoman era documents used by the Jewish Committees and the Nahalat Shimon Company to claim ownership of much of the land in Sheikh Jarrah, doubts which however are not being considered properly by the Israeli courts."
^Kingsley, Patrick (15 May 2021). "After Years of Quiet, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Exploded. Why Now?". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2021. ...a squad of Israeli police officers entered the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem...Then they cut the cables to the loudspeakers that broadcast prayers to the faithful from four medieval minarets...The Israeli president was delivering a speech at the Western Wall...Israeli officials were concerned that the prayers would drown it out...the police raid on the mosque...was one of several actions that led...to the sudden resumption of war between Israel and Hamas...
^ abcdef"From TikTok to Temple Mount clashes: 28 Days of Violence in Jerusalem". Forward. Haaretz. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021. Police used violent crowd dispersal measures against worshipers, some of whom had hurled stones and other objects at Israeli forces...Some 70,000 worshipers attended the final Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa. Tensions boiled over after the evening prayer. Palestinians began throwing rocks at police officers who were deployed in large numbers on the Mount. The police fired stun grenades into the mosque, which held hundreds of people at the time, and in one case they broke into a field clinic and fired stun grenades inside.
^Ramzy Baroud, 'Muna is Palestine, Yakub is Israel: The Untold Story of Sheikh Jarrah,'CounterPunch 13 May 2021:'Ben-Gvir is heard shouting, "Abu Hummus, how is your ass?" "The bullet is still there, that's why he is limping," responds the Deputy Mayor, King, to Ben-Gvir. King continues, "Did they take the bullet out of your ass? Did they take it out already? It is a pity it did not go in here," King continues, pointing to his head. Delighted with what they perceive to be a whimsical commentary on the wounding of the Palestinian, Ben-Gvir and King's entourage of Jewish extremists laugh.'
^ abcOdenheimer, Alisa (10 May 2021). "Violence Spreads on Day Israel Marks Its Control of Jerusalem". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021. Israeli police stormed the mount, firing stun grenades and rubber bullets. The Associated Press reported that more than 300 Palestinians, 21 Israeli police officers and seven Israeli civilians were hurt.
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