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[[File:Disorders in Lod, May 2021. VII.jpg|thumb|Israeli police in [[Lod]]]]
[[File:Jarrah22.jpg|thumb|A sign at the entrance to the [[Sheikh Jarrah]] neighborhood, East Jerusalem]]
On 6 May 2021, a conflict began between [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] [[protester]]s and the [[Israel Police|Israeli police]] over a planned [[Supreme Court of Israel]] decision about the [[eviction]]s of Palestinians in [[Sheikh Jarrah]], a neighborhood of [[East Jerusalem]]. It lead [[Hamas]] to launch [[rocket]]s onto Israeli cities. The clashes injured more than 300 people, mostly Palestinian [[civilian]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kingsley|first=Patrick|author-link=Patrick Kingsley (journalist)|date=2021-05-09|title=Israeli Court Delays Expulsion of Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/world/middleeast/israeli-court-palestinian-families-east-jerusalem.html|access-date=2021-05-10|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509182315/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/world/middleeast/israeli-court-palestinian-families-east-jerusalem.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Conflict==
Protests began on 6 May in Sheikh Jarrah. On 8 May, crowds threw rocks at Israeli police and chanted "Strike [[Tel Aviv]]" and "in blood, we will redeem al-Aqsa". On 9 May, Israeli police stormed the [[al-Aqsa Mosque]] compound in response to [[stone-throwing]] Palestinian crowds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/world/middleeast/jerusalem-protests-aqsa-palestinians.html |title=After Raid on Aqsa Mosque, Rockets from Gaza and Israeli Airstrikes |date=10 May 2021 |last1=Kingsley |first1=Patrick |last2=Kershner |first2=Isabel |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510082307/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/world/middleeast/jerusalem-protests-aqsa-palestinians.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=8 May 2021|title=TV: Palestinians stocked rocks for Temple Mount riots, police caught unawares|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-palestinians-stocked-rocks-for-temple-mount-riots-police-caught-unawares/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-10|website=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510145424/https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-palestinians-stocked-rocks-for-temple-mount-riots-police-caught-unawares/}}</ref> In response, on May 10, [[Hamas]] and the [[Islamic Jihad]] started firing rockets into Israel.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alexander Smith, Lawahez Jabari and Paul Goldman|date=11 May 2021|title=33 killed in Israeli airstrikes, Hamas rocket attacks as unrest spreads beyond Jerusalem|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-clashes-palestinians-turn-deadly-jerusalem-tensions-spread-n1266906|url-status=live|website=[[NBC News]]|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174741/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-clashes-palestinians-turn-deadly-jerusalem-tensions-spread-n1266906}}</ref> Israel responded with [[airstrike]]s into [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].
[[File:Bus and car burnt out after rocket hit in Holon Photo by Yoav Keren.jpg|thumb|A bus and a car in Holon, after being hit by a rocket from Gaza]]
==Victims==
Since 10 May, 62 Palestinians were killed, including fourteen children, and 335 more were wounded.<ref name=nyt30>{{cite web | title=As Israelis and Palestinians Battle, Rockets and Airstrikes Intensify | website=The New York Times | date=2021-05-11 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-airstrikes.html | access-date=2021-05-11 | archive-date=2021-05-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174809/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-airstrikes.html | url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[Israel Defense Forces]], at least fifteen of Palestinian casualties were Hamas members, and some were killed by Palestinian rockets. Israel reported that Palestinian rockets hit homes and a school, killing four Israeli civilians and an [[Indians in Israel|Indian]] citizen who lived in the country<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Gross|first=Judah Ari|title=1 killed, 3 injured as Hamas fires anti-tank missile at Israeli jeep|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/1-killed-3-injured-as-hamas-fires-anti-tank-missile-at-israeli-jeep/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-12|website=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174739/https://www.timesofisrael.com/1-killed-3-injured-as-hamas-fires-anti-tank-missile-at-israeli-jeep/}}</ref> and injuring at least 70 Israeli civilians.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|date=11 May 2021|title=Two Israelis ded, over 90 injured after rockets strike Ashkelon, Ashdod|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/four-people-injured-after-rocket-strikes-house-in-ashkelon-667825|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|website=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512174734/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/four-people-injured-after-rocket-strikes-house-in-ashkelon-667825}}</ref><ref name="OneDead">{{Cite news|date=2021-05-11|title=1 dead, 3 hurt as 'largest ever' Hamas barrage hits Ashdod, Ashkelon|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ULALGRFGI|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|website=[[Ynet]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512031923/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ULALGRFGI}}</ref>
==Ceasefire==
On 20 May 2021, Israel agreed a [[ceasefire]] agreement with Gaza militants after 250 deaths due to the conflict. The ceasefire came into effect the next day.<ref name=cease>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-20|title=Israel approves Gaza ceasefire to halt 11-day conflict|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/20/israels-security-cabinet-approves-gaza-ceasefire-reports|access-date=2021-05-20|archive-date=2021-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520195144/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/20/israels-security-cabinet-approves-gaza-ceasefire-reports|url-status=live}}</ref>

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