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May 15, 2018 • 11 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

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A funeral is taking place for an 8-month-old Palestinian baby who died after Israel fired tear gas into Gaza.

It’s a national day of mourning across the occupied West Bank.

Israeli soldiers killed at least 60 Palestinians, including an 8-month-old baby, during protests yesterday.

@MiddleEastEye

This is a list of the names of people killed by Israeli forces on Monday, according to @MiddleEastEye.

Today, Palestinians mark 70 years since the "Nakba" - a day when 750,000 people were forced from their homes to make way for Israel’s creation.

For 7 weeks, Palestinians in Gaza participated in the #GreatReturnMarch, calling for their right to return home.

Israel's army killed over 100 Palestinians and wounded some 12,000 people in those peaceful demonstrations.

The Trump administration blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for an investigation into yesterday's violence by Israel against Palestinians.

Other countries, such as the UK and Germany, are now calling for an independent probe.

Turkey has expelled the Israeli ambassador to its country in protest over Israel’s killing of dozens of Palestinian protesters in Gaza.

"No country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has."
— U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley at a UN Security Council meeting after Israel killed 60 Palestinians and wounded over 2,000

70 years ago today, Israel evicted more than 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and turned them into refugees.

People are sharing #MyNakbaStory to explain what that means.

BREAKING: 2 Palestinians were killed today by Israeli gunfire during protests on the Gaza border.

The UN’s Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday over the situation in Gaza.

60 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and over 2,000 injured on Monday, the worst day of violence there since 2014.

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