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May 14, 2021

Eight Killed in Israel by Palestinian Rocket Fire as Military Chief Threatens "Gaza Will Burn"
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Eight people in Israel have been killed as Hamas continues to fire
rockets from Gaza. Israel has rejected calls for a ceasefire. In a video
message addressed to Palestinians, Defense Minister Benny Gantz blamed
Hamas for the violence and threatened that "Gaza will burn."

Benny Gantz: "They are sacrificing you for their personal interests. If
citizens of Israel have to sleep in shelters, then Gaza will burn. There
is no other equation."

Elsewhere, Israeli authorities have arrested dozens of Arabs living in
Israel in an attempt to quell an unprecedented uprising. Many are being
held without access to legal counsel. Jewish mobs have been filmed
attacking Palestinians across Israel.


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