Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip continues for the fifth day and Egyptian ceasefire efforts continue

 

The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued for the fifth day in a row, while the Islamic Jihad group fired dozens of rockets

Israeli officials told the media that the Egyptian-led efforts to broker a ceasefire do not

It is still underway, but Tel Aviv has ruled out the conditions offered by the Islamic Jihad movement .

West Bank attacked ,amid Israeli-Palestinian talks in Sharm el-Sheikh

 While Israeli and Palestinian officials, under the auspices of regional allies Egypt, Jordan, and the United States, are meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in an attempt to ease tensions between the two sides and curb the spiral of violence as the holy month of Ramadan begins this week.

 

Netanyahu backs down from sacking defense minister, vows to "restore calm and security"

 After violent clashes that took place at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli security forces, the Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and beat, expelled, and arrested hundreds of Palestinian worshippers, and did not take into account women, children and elders in a matter of concern, at a time when the month of Ramadan coincided with the Jewish and Christian Easter holidays.