Israel and Hamas both claimed victory on Friday after their forces ended 11 days of fighting, but a clash between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem underscored the fragility of the truce. Mosque loudspeakers feted "the victory of the resistance" and cars drove around flying Palestinian flags and honking horns. read moreIn a cafe in the Israeli port city of Ashdod, north of Gaza, student Dan Kiri, 25, said Israel should continue attacking Hamas until it collapsed. read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation had damaged the ability of Hamas, the Islamist group which runs Gaza, to launch missiles at Israel. Hamas is deemed a terrorist group in the West and by Israel, which it refuses to recognise

Source: The Star May 21, 2021 15:22 UTC