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After a difficult relationship with Donald Trump, Jordan’s king has a warmer rapport with Biden.
Jerusalem
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At least 20 injured after Israeli police fired teas gas, rubber-coated bullets at Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah.
![A Palestinian flag flies as the ruins of houses, which were destroyed by Palestinian officials have put reconstruction costs from Israeli attacks in Gaza at tens of millions of dollars [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-27T133117Z_449300513_RC27NN9TIA6Y_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-REBUILDING-1.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Egypt’s foreign minister receives his Israeli counterpart amid ongoing effort to solidify Gaza truce.
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Qatar’s foreign minister says funds will go towards reconstruction following Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
![Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the announcement after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank [Alex Brandon/Pool via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP21145558566095.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
After being downgraded by former President Trump, the move restores diplomatic ties with the Palestinians.
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Palestinians in flashpoint neighbourhood have been placed ‘under siege’ by Israeli authorities, residents say.
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![QRCS Secretary-General Ali bin Hassan Al-Hammadi slammed the attack as a flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention, of which Israel is a signatory [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PHOTO-2021-05-17-21-01-56.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Two Palestinians killed, 10 injured as an Israeli air raid struck the headquarters of the Qatari humanitarian group.
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Six Israeli police injured as Palestinian crashes his vehicle into a roadblock in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
Israel condemned for air raid in Gaza that destroyed a tower housing media offices, including Al Jazeera’s.
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Riyad al-Maliki calls Israel ‘occupying colonial state’ as Israeli envoy slams Hamas at UN Security Council session.
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Riyad al-Maliki says normalisation without achieving Palestinian statehood represents support for ‘apartheid’.