You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Eight Killed in Israel by Palestinian Rocket Fire as Military Chief Threatens “Gaza Will Burn”

HeadlineMay 14, 2021

Eight people in Israel have been killed as Hamas continues to fire rockets from Gaza. Israel has rejected calls for a ceasefire. In a video message addressed to Palestinians, Defense Minister Benny Gantz blamed Hamas for the violence and threatened that “Gaza will burn.”

Benny Gantz: “They are sacrificing you for their personal interests. If citizens of Israel have to sleep in shelters, then Gaza will burn. There is no other equation.”

Elsewhere, Israeli authorities have arrested dozens of Arabs living in Israel in an attempt to quell an unprecedented uprising. Many are being held without access to legal counsel. Jewish mobs have been filmed attacking Palestinians across Israel.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top