Israel and Palestine exchanged violent attacks on May 12, 2021. About 35 people were killed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. A number of Palestinian rockets were fired against Israel's Tel Aviv. Local media reported that one person was killed. The Israelis are poised to retaliate further. In Jerusalem in the Middle East, clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians visiting the holy city have continued since mid-April, the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The clashes were reciprocated by attacks between Israel and Hamas, the Islamic fundamentalist organization that effectively controls the Gaza Strip. Hamas fired about 130 rockets into the vicinity of Tel Aviv, Israel, on the night of May 11. A large number of rockets were intercepted by the Israeli army, but some of them bombed Tel Aviv. One Israeli woman was killed and several others were injured. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared that he would continue the attack with all his might and retaliate grievously against Hamas and others in the Gaza Strip.
On May 11, Hamas fired about 500 rockets into southern Israel, killing two Israeli civilians. The Israelis responded with bombing raids, killing about 30 people, including children, and wounding about 200 in the Gaza Strip. The Arab League condemned Israel, and Turkey, in solidarity with the Muslim world, put international pressure on Israel. The United States, on the other hand, condemned Hamas in support of Israel's right to defend itself. It supported a two-state coexistence and permanent peace between Israel and a future Palestinian state.
