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Palestinians death toll due to Israeli missile attacks rises to 200

16 May, 2021 21:03

Palestinians death toll due to Israeli missile attacks rises to 200.

In complete defiance and disregard to human rights and international law, the Israeli forces are continuing the barbaric and callous air strike against unarmed Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank.

Palestinians death toll due to Israeli missile attacks rises to 200

At least forty-two Palestinians including 13 children were martyred and many wounded in overnight bombardment in the Gaza Strip on seventh consecutive day.

Israeli airstrikes also flattened at least two residential buildings.

A total of 200 Palestinians have embraced martyrdom in Israeli raids on Gaza,

As many as 52 Palestinian children martyred due to targeted Israeli airstrikes.

The number may rise as ambulance and civil defense teams continue to dig through the rubble of dozens of destroyed buildings.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan condemned Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. 

Pakistan and Muslim countries condemn Israel and demand halt to hostilities

He was talking to former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohammad telephonically today [Sunday].

The PM also strongly condemned the attacks on innocent worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque and air strikes on Gaza.

They condemned the Israeli aggression and expressed solidarity with the innocent, defenceless Palestinians.

Meanwhile, OIC FMs meeting condemned Israel and demand halt attacks on Palestinians immediately.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi represented Pakistan in the meeting.

However, Iranian and Turkish Foreign Ministers also made clear that normalization of ties with Israel emboldened Israel.

Meanwhile, Turkey has recommended an “international protection mechanism” for Palestine’s civilians.

Iran and Turkey oppose normalization with Israel

According to TRT, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said so in aforesaid emergency meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

It lamented that Israel continued its aggression in besieged Gaza on the seventh consecutive day where death toll jumped to 181, including 52 children.

Turkish FM stated that efforts to normalize ties with Israel have emboldened it.

Moreover, he emphasized that we should stand for justice and humanity.

Meanwhile, Iranian FM Javad Zarif made clear that Israel understand the language of resistance.

Therefore, he called for support to Palestinian resistance instead of normalization of ties with Israel.

Europe and U.S.

Meanwhile, the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called for an end to violence in the Middle East and urged Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks.

In a tweet, he also urged a return to talks between Israelis and Palestinians and on a two-state solution.

Meanwhile, protests demonstrations were held in different cities of United States and in France against Israeli barbarism on unarmed Palestinians.

French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians defied a ban on marching in the French capital.

Thousands of people marched peacefully in other cities of France and elsewhere in Europe including in London, Rome, Brussels and Madrid to highlight the plight of the Palestinians.

More protests

On the other hand, protests were also held in different cities of United States.

In Washington, D.C., hundreds took part in pro-Palestinian protest marching from the Washington Monument to the U.S. Capitol.

Similarly, thousands of people rallied in Los Angeles in support of Palestinians.

A demonstration was also held in New York.

In San Francisco, a crowd banged drums and yelled “Palestine will be free” as they marched across the Mission district to Dolores Park while pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held in Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and some other U.S. cities.

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