Another building in Gaza was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday morning, AFP reported.
Despite international calls for an end to the bombing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last night that Israel would "continue to attack terrorist hideouts."
It should be noted that Israel launched its air campaign on the Gaza Strip on May 10.
Earlier, Israel shelled Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site for Muslims, and tried to evict Muslims from occupied Jerusalem, in response to Islamist groups ruling Gaza. Hamas fired rockets at Israel.
According to officials on both sides, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed 215 Palestinians, including 61 children, while rockets fired by Hamas have killed 12 people in Israel, including a child.
According to border sources, 263 Palestinians left Gaza by three buses. Hamas retaliatory rocket attacks also killed ten Israeli civilians, wounded 300, and fired more than 3,000 rockets from Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced at a press conference in Tel Aviv that he will continue to attack Gaza with full force.
Tuesday's Security Council meeting will be the fourth since tensions escalated, and it has been called by Israel's main ally, the United States, for the third time in a week after blocking a resolution calling for an end to violence.
US President Joe Biden told Netanyahu last night that he supported a ceasefire after refusing to join other world leaders and his own Democratic Party in calling for an immediate end to the violence, but he was unable to do so.
According to AFP reporters, the Israeli bombardment of the densely populated coastal area of Gaza continued throughout the night.
The Israeli military says it fired 65 "targets" overnight in Gaza, while Hamas fired dozens of rockets, most of which were intercepted by air defense systems.
On Monday night, Israeli strikes targeted Gaza's only corona virus testing laboratory and damaged the Qatar Red Crescent's office.
The coronavirus positive rate in Gaza is the highest in the world at 28%.
Hospitals in the impoverished area, which has been facing Israeli sanctions for nearly 15 years, have a high number of patients.
Israeli bombing destroys Islamic University building
An Islamic University building was completely destroyed in Israeli rocket attacks, while the number of martyrs in the eight consecutive days of bombing rose to 215, while Hamas rocket attacks on Israel also killed 12 Israelis.
According to the international news agency, the Israeli bombardment on Gaza continued for the eighth consecutive day. The Islamic University building was completely destroyed in the rocket attacks. Fortunately, students and staff were not at the university at the time of the attack.
As a result of Israel's war frenzy and terrorist-style airstrikes, flights to Tel Aviv International Airport have been reduced by 15 percent.
85% of daily flights are being canceled. According to airport records, despite the corona virus restrictions, more than 100 daily flights have been operated daily from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport in recent days, but international traffic has been disrupted due to rocket fire on Tel Aviv and Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Not turning to Israel
According to sources, only Israeli public and private airlines are resuming airport operations, which are also closed during the attacks.
Between 70 and 90 daily flights are being canceled from the airport. According to airport records, 89 flights were canceled on May 17 from Israel's main airport. 47 flights to Israel were canceled.
According to airport officials, 42 scheduled departure flights from Ben Gurion Airport were canceled. According to airport sources, only 9 flights landed at Ben Gurion International Airport on May 17 while 10 planes departed.
US President Joe Biden has said that Israel has the right to defend itself against rocket attacks, but that the loss of life in the attacks must be avoided.
According to the news agency, US President Joe Biden once again contacted the Israeli Prime Minister by telephone.
US President Joe Biden called the Israeli prime minister and said Israel had a right to self-defense.
According to the White House, the US President has also called for a ceasefire. A statement from the White House did not comment on the Israeli response to President Biden's call for a ceasefire.
US President Joe Biden discussed US engagement with Egypt and other partners during talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The two leaders also discussed Israeli military operations.
On the other hand, in a joint statement issued by the US senators, 28 members of the US Senate have called for a ceasefire in the Middle East.
Senators have called for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further killings in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Criticizing the Israeli aggression on Palestine and the US President's statement, Elhan Omar, a female member of Congress, said that the delay in supporting the ceasefire was a loss of life.
It should be noted that the Biden administration has approved the supply of arms to Israel. According to US media reports, US President Joe Biden's administration has approved the sale of $735 million worth of specialty
The European Union is expected to call for an end to the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine at an emergency virtual meeting on Tuesday.
EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell had earlier criticized the massacre as "unacceptable".
But the EU itself has differences over the dispute, with many member states supporting the Israeli government, and many diplomats say the differences will reduce the EU's role in resolving the dispute. ۔
On the other hand, the office of French President Emmanuel McKeown has announced that the French President will hold talks with the President of Egypt and the King of Jordan.
The talks are expected to focus on ending the ongoing clashes between militants in Israel and Palestine.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone and backed a call for a ceasefire.
President Biden told the Israeli prime minister that he was in talks with Egypt and other countries.
However, for the third time in a week, the United States vetoed and blocked a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.
According to the Washington Post, the Biden administration has approved the sale of $735 million worth of modern weapons to Israel, which was formally approved by the US Congress on May 5.
Israeli forces have alerted local media to last night's attacks, claiming that the attacks destroyed 10 to 15 kilometers of tunnels in the militant group Hamas' Metro network. given.
A military spokesman, Brigadier General Heday Zilberman, said 60 Israeli warplanes had taken part in the operation.
According to the Jerusalem Post, he said: "We know about this underground network and we know exactly where the entrances are." He added that with the help of these attacks, he has forced Hamas fighters to come up and fight instead of underground tunnels.
He added that 150 Hamas fighters had been killed in the fighting, which began eight days ago.
Gaza's health ministry says 215 people have been killed so far, including 61 children and 36 women.
According to another Israeli newspaper, the Times of Israel, Zilberman's spokesman said that his army was trying to target Hamas and that he hoped for its success when the environment for the operation improved.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an immediate end to the escalating tensions and violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he said were "huge". A number of peaceful people have been killed, including many children.
"We believe that violence on both sides must stop and that a solution must be found in the light of UN and Security Council resolutions."
Many countries have raised their voices against the Israeli bombing of Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire, but there are also many countries that are supporting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In a tweet on Sunday, Netanyahu thanked 25 countries that supported Israel, including the United States, Albania, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia and Ukraine. Names included.
These countries have diplomatic and trade relations with Israel, and they call Hamas a militant organization and the right to defend itself against Israeli attacks.
On the other hand, a large number of Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, condemn the Israeli actions and justify the Palestinian struggle.
Why are some developed countries supporting Israel?
The United States is at the forefront of supporting Israel. In recent times, President Biden and his secretary of state, Anthony Blankenship, have repeatedly backed Israeli actions, calling it their right to self-defense.
Blanken expressed concern over the deaths of Palestinians in Israeli attacks, but said: "A terrorist group (Hamas) is targeting civilians. (While) Israel ... It is targeting terrorists.
At a 15-member Security Council meeting on Sunday, almost all countries called on both sides to end tensions. Is Israel in a strong position in this conflict and should act accordingly?
Germany and France are among the European countries that have tried to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters during recent tensions.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country defends freedom of expression but will not allow its democracy to be affected by anti-Semitic protests.
France last week banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Paris. According to him, clashes erupted during similar demonstrations in 2014.
It is believed that on Friday, French President Emmanuel McKeown supported Israeli defense during a telephone conversation with Netanyahu.
Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"But we cannot and will not tolerate anti-Semitism, Islamophobia or any kind of hate speech. We strongly condemned the hate speech and the violence during some of the protests this weekend.
Meanwhile, some Canadian political circles have called on Justin Trudeau to stop Canadian arms sales to Israel.
The British Foreign Secretary said last week that Britain condemned the rocket attacks on Jerusalem. "The violence in Jerusalem and Gaza must end. All parties should try to reduce tensions and stop targeting the civilian population. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's tweet included the flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Israel thanked the country for its "right to self-defense." However, government officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina have categorically denied this, saying they do not support the killing of innocent civilians.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Minister Basrera Turkuk said in a statement on social media that his country only "supports peace efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." Peace and stability are not possible through violence.
"We demand an immediate end to attacks that kill innocent people."
"We support a solution with both countries because only dialogue can bring lasting peace," he added. We also support measures that can help stem the tide of violence. ”
It is noteworthy that Bosnia and Herzegovina has a large Muslim population that is sympathetic to Palestinians.
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