But in Jerusalem, Israeli police cracked down on stone-throwing protesters at the highly sensitive Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, two weeks after similar clashes sparked the conflict’s worst escalation in years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s bombing campaign had killed “more than 200 terrorists” in Gaza, including 25 senior commanders – an “exceptional success”. The Israeli army said Gaza militants fired more than 4,300 rockets towards Israel, of which 90% were intercepted by its air defences. Israel said its bombing had made “unprecedented” achievements in Gaza, a territory it has blockaded since 2007, when Hamas took over. The flare-up began an hour and a half’s drive from Gaza, in Jerusalem.

Source: Libya Today May 21, 2021 22:52 UTC