Violence between Israel and Palestinians escalates
Palestinians run away from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, May 10, 2021.
Hundreds of Palestinians were injured as Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The latest clashes come as Palestinians protest court-ordered evictions in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. New Zealand is the latest nation to make a declaration about human rights abuses against Uyghur people in China. And trillions of cicadas that have been maturing underground for 17 years are starting to emerge in the eastern US.
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