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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint news conference following a meeting with Icelandic foreign minister at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 18, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
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Blinken announces US aid to Gaza, pledges to reopen Jerusalem consulate

Hoping to reverse a move taken by former President Donald Trump that angered Palestinians, Blinken said the United States would advance the process of reopening its Jerusalem consulate that had...

A crater full of water and sewage remains where the home of Ramez al-Masri was destroyed by an air-strike prior to a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Beit Hanoun, the northern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Israeli police escort Jews to flashpoint Jerusalem site

Palestinians react as Israeli security forces throw stun grenade during clashes at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Israel and Hamas cease fire but Jerusalem clashes break out again

An Israeli policeman gestures as others aim their weapons during clashes with Palestinians a at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Hamas claims rocket attacks on Israel after clashes in Jerusalem

Israeli security forces on rooftops in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
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Palestinians and Israeli police clash at al-Aqsa mosque, over 300 hurt

Israeli security forces on rooftops in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
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Violence erupts at al-Aqsa mosque as Israel marks Jerusalem Day

Palestinians run during clashes with Israeli police, as the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan continues, in Jerusalem, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Jerusalem tense over evictions and holidays

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Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions

Palestinians react as Israeli police fire a stun grenade during clashes at Damascus Gate on Laylat al-Qadr during the holy month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 9, 2021. Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam's holy night of Laylat al-Qadr. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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US expresses ‘serious concerns’ about violent clashes in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS
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Netanyahu says Israel firmly rejects pressure not to build in Jerusalem

An Israeli policeman gestures as others aim their weapons during clashes with Palestinians a at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Israel boosts security forces ahead of tense night in Jerusalem

People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Thousands pack Al-Aqsa Mosque, protest Palestinian evictions in Jerusalem

An Israeli border policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israeli-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Clashes in Jerusalem ahead of court case on Palestinians' eviction