World leaders urge calm amid growing violence between Israelis, Palestinians
"This is unacceptable escalation," the State Department said. "While we urge de-escalation on all sides, we also recognize Israel's legitimate right to defend itself, its people and its territory."
Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in a site of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in the west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 11, 2021.(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)ByZACHARY KEYSERUpdated:
