### [2021-05-10](/feed/2021/05/10/index.md) ##### Israeli–Palestinian conflict # Hamas fire rockets against Israel, resulting in no injuries. Israel launches airstrikes hours later in Gaza, killing 20 Palestinians, including nine children. A Hamas leader is among the dead. ### Sources: 1. [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israeli-police-palestinians-clash-at-jerusalem-holy-site/2021/05/10/956fe53c-b153-11eb-bc96-fdf55de43bef_story.html) ### Related: 1. [Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2020/09/16/two-men-are-injured-during-a-rocket-attack-in-ashdod-israel-in-response-the-israel-defense-forces-strike-hamas-sites.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 2. [A Hamas militant is killed and two others are injured when an Israeli tank fires into the Gaza Strip after a protest turned violent. The Israel Defense Forces action is retaliation for a shooting which lightly injured an officer, and for the brief incursion of two Palestinians into Israel. ](/feed/2019/01/22/a-hamas-militant-is-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-when-an-israeli-tank-fires-into-the-gaza-strip-after-a-protest-tur.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 3. [Hamas says it has reached a truce with the Israeli military following hostilities today along the Gaza-Israel border. There were no casualties. ](/feed/2016/05/4/hamas-says-it-has-reached-a-truce-with-the-israeli-military-following-hostilities-today-along-the-gaza-israel-border-th.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 4. [Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas weapons facilities in the Gaza Strip result in an explosion that collapsed a nearby house, killing a 30-year old pregnant Palestinian woman and her two-year old daughter. Four others were wounded, including the woman's husband and son, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said the airstrike was in response to Saturday's pair of rocket launches from Gaza at Israel, as well as two large riots that succeeded in breaching the border fence. ](/feed/2015/10/11/israeli-airstrikes-targeting-hamas-weapons-facilities-in-the-gaza-strip-result-in-an-explosion-that-collapsed-a-nearby-h.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 5. [Hamas' leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, declares an "Intifada" against Israel in the West Bank and says, "Gaza will fulfil its role in the Jerusalem intifada and it is more than ready for confrontation" with Israel. Over 20 stabbing attacks have happened in the last 24 hours in Israel. ](/feed/2015/10/9/hamas-leader-in-gaza-ismail-haniyeh-declares-an-intifada-against-israel-in-the-west-bank-and-says-gaza-will-fulfi.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 6. [In response to over 25 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel on Sunday, the IAF carries out airstrikes killing 6 Hamas militants. Over 150 rockets and mortars have been fired into Israeli civilian areas over the past three weeks. ](/feed/2014/07/6/in-response-to-over-25-rockets-fired-from-gaza-into-israel-on-sunday-the-iaf-carries-out-airstrikes-killing-6-hamas-mil.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 7. [The bodies of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers, including one with dual American citizenship, are found partially buried near Hebron on the West Bank. Shin Bet determined they were murdered shortly after being kidnapped, and is searching for two Hamas kidnappers and accomplices.](/feed/2014/06/30/the-bodies-of-three-kidnapped-israeli-teenagers-including-one-with-dual-american-citizenship-are-found-partially-burie.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 8. [The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu office reportedly calls for the United States to thwart Palestinian attempts to create a unity government; however, Hamas opposes Abbas' visit to Gaza claiming he is using the visit as a "ploy," and demands the release of Hamas prisoners held by the Palestinian Authority in West Bank ](/feed/2011/03/19/the-office-of-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-office-reportedly-calls-for-the-united-states-to-thwart-palestin.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 9. [Israel's decision to ease the Gaza blockade is welcomed by the United Nations and the United States; Gaza's Hamas rulers say this is propaganda by Israel. ](/feed/2010/06/17/israel-s-decision-to-ease-the-gaza-blockade-is-welcomed-by-the-united-nations-and-the-united-states-gaza-s-hamas-rulers.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_ 10. [Hamas executions by firing squad of Palestinians accused of aiding Israel is condemned as murder by France, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, urges Hamas to halt plans for further killings. ](/feed/2010/04/19/hamas-executions-by-firing-squad-of-palestinians-accused-of-aiding-israel-is-condemned-as-murder-by-france-and-the-un-h.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict_