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May 13, 2021

Israeli cities face rioting, violence as Jewish-Arab conflicts intensify

The violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinian militants this week sent rockets flying and buildings crumbling under targeted airstrikes, but for some residents of cities like Lod with mixed Arab and Jewish populations, the riots and mobs are more worrying.

May 13, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip as Hamas rockets continue to light up the sky

The Israeli military said Thursday that it had deployed air and ground troops within the Gaza Strip to battle the Hamas terrorist group, which has been launching rocket barrages since Monday.

May 13, 2021

Pete Hegseth says Hamas 'must be crushed:' They're trying to 'wipe Israel off the map'

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on the brink of causing a full-out war after Hamas, the terrorist organization in control of the Gaza Strip, rained down rockets on Israeli civilians - leading to Israeli retaliatory strikes against the radical militant group.

May 13, 2021

CNN's Zakaria: Palestinians have to attack Israel 'to get some kind of attention'

CNN's Fareed Zakaria suggested Tuesday that Palestinians have to attack Israelis to 'get some kind of attention' from the Jewish state.

May 13, 2021

Republicans call for resolution to condemn Hamas for 'acts of terrorism' against Israel

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., is leading an effort in the House to call out Hamas as a terrorist group and to double down on support for the people of Israel as deadly fighting intensifies in the Middle East.

May 13, 2021

Rockets fired from Lebanon land off Israel coast: IDF

As Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip continue to launch rocket after rocket into Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces Thursday said at least three had been fired from Lebanon, the country to the north.

May 13, 2021

AOC, 'Squad' members' anti-Israel comments blasted by lawmakers and pro-Israel groups

Republican and Democrat lawmakers, as well as pro-Israel groups, are pushing back against fringe remarks by the progressive liberals, who have suggested that Israel, not Palestinian terrorists, are perpetrating violence in the region.

May 13, 2021

Meghan McCain hits Biden's approach to Middle East violence: Support for Israel sounds like 'just words'

Co-host of "The View" Meghan McCain took a swing at President Biden Thursday over his approach to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.

May 13, 2021

'Hamas has to lose' conflict with Israel and must be weakened, says former deputy national security adviser

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Elliott Abrams said Thursday that he hopes that the Biden administration understands that "Hamas has to lose" the ongoing conflict with Israel.

May 13, 2021

Ilhan Omar fundraises off backlash to anti-Israel comments

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is fundraising off of backlash she's received for her latest anti-Israel comments as violence between Israel and Hamas heats up.