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A Palestinian woman demonstrator carries a tire as she walks past a burning barricade during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 9, 2021

23:30 GMT 09 May 2021 / updated: 23:30 GMT Middle East

Video: Clashes Between Palestinians, Jews in Israel Go on For Day Three

In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign event in Flint, Mich. A group of Democratic lawmakers on Monday, Nov. 2, called on the Trump administration to stop the expulsion of unaccompanied children and other asylum seekers at the U.S. border using emergency powers granted during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mike Pence to Headline New Hampshire Fundraiser Amid Speculation He's Considering a 2024 Run

French army paratroopers patrol near the Eiffel tower in Paris.

French Military Claims 'a Civil War is Brewing' in France

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.

Canadian R&D Firm Partners With SpaceX to Launch Moon Mission Financed by Dogecoin

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept rocket from Gaza Strip, near Israel and Gaza border, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities across the region while Israeli forces struck dozens of targets throughout Gaza, including militant sites that it said were concealed in homes or residential areas

Israel Defence Forces Confirm Three Rocket Strikes Fired From Gaza

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