12 May 2021; MEMO: The UK government has announced measures to disrupt the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the state of Israel by banning public bodies from launching their own boycotting campaigns.
12 May 2021; MEMO: As Israel continues to bombard Gaza following days of violent clampdown against Muslim worshippers in the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, a top UN envoy has warned of an eruption of a "full-scale war."
12 May 2021; MEMO: Footage showing a young Palestinian woman smiling resliently after being beaten and handcuffed by Israeli soldiers has gone viral online.
Maryam Al-Afifi, who is a member of the Palestine Youth Orchestra, was arrested yesterday during a protest against the imminent forcible eviction of residents of the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
12 May 2021; MEMO: Israel asked the United States not to intervene in the Jerusalem crisis or pressure Tel Aviv to stop the recent "escalation in violence" between the Israeli security forces and Palestinian civilians in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Axios reported on Monday.
12 May 2021; MEMO: Organisations from across Latin America have come together to "strongly condemn brutal Zionist terrorism and the ongoing Israeli atrocities against believers and protesters in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound", they said in a statement.
Israel has rejected Egyptian calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Yedioth Ahronoth quoted high-ranking Israeli political sources as saying that the Israeli response to the Egyptian proposal was: "Do not talk to us now, we are collecting the price and reinforcing deterrence."
The political sources added that "the general perception of the Israeli political leadership is that the Egyptians, as well as the international community, will allow Israeli operations until Eid El-Fitr, that is, until Wednesday-Thursday night."
12 May 2021; MEMO: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday cancelled the official Eid Al-Fitr celebrations "to mourn the Palestinian martyrs" killed by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
12 May 2021; MEMO: The Turkish Foreign Ministry has blamed Israel for the aggression on the Palestinians in the occupied territories, including Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry reiterated that the continuous Israeli aggression on the Palestinians and using "disproportionate" force to oblige the Palestinians give up their rights will never work.
12 May 2021; MEMO: Israeli occupation warplanes targeted residential buildings in Gaza last night, leaving Palestinians homeless.
A 13-storey residential tower in western Gaza City collapsed after Israeli airstrikes targeted the building. There were no reports of casualties among the residents, who reportedly vacated the Hanadi tower before it was hit.
12 May 2021; MEMO: Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Archbishop Atallah Hanna hailed on Tuesday the victory of Palestinians in the battle to defend Jerusalem and the holy sites, Rai al Youm reported.
"During a tour around and inside Al Aqsa Mosque we met champions who do not accept to surrender to the status quo," he said.
He added: "These heroes insist on facing off the Zionist project and the dark occupation policies which are targeting them – Muslims and Christians."
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