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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during meeting with Israeli border police following violence in the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

14:35 GMT 16 May 2021 / updated: 16:39 GMT Middle East

Israel Wants to 'Restore Deterrence' and 'Levy Heavy Price' on Hamas, Netanyahu Says

This picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot shows rockets fired from the Gaza Strip being intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system, on May 16, 2021.

Live Updates: IDF Says Over 3,000 Rockets Fired From Gaza at Israel

Screengrab of footage showing collapse of bleachers at a West Bank synagogue.

Two Dead, Over 160 Hurt After Synagogue Bleachers Collapse in West Bank Settlement – Videos

The national flags of Russia and the USA are seen on the building of the US Embassy in Novinsky Boulevard in central Moscow, Russia.

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Nurses stand surrounded by white pairs of shoes to represent the 402 nurses who died because of covid-19, near the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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