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The Student News Site of Stony Brook University

The Statesman

The Student News Site of Stony Brook University

The Statesman

2021

  • Israel threatened to evict Palestinian families from their homes and Israeli police restricted access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
  • Palestinian protesters and Israeli police violently clashed in East Jerusalem.
    • Hamas fired rockets at Jerusalem and Israel responded with airstrikes on Gaza.
  • Israel stated it only wanted to target Hamas and its infrastructure, but their attack resulted in more than 200 civilian casualties. 
    • Egypt and Qatar negotiated a ceasefire after 11 days. 
    • Outbreaks of violence still continued.
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