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The violence comes on Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of Israel's capture of parts of the city in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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As the confrontation grew from localized violence in Jerusalem to a cross-border conflict, 23 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed, according to officials in Gaza.
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Hamas started firing rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Monday evening after days of growing tensions.
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Israel has unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants
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Gaza air strikes launched while Palestinian militant group fires rockets
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The EU, the US and the EU call for the violence to stop after Israel and the Palestinians exchange fire.
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Gaza officials say nine people were killed. The exchange followed clashes between the Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem after a week of increasing tensions.
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 Tensions in Jerusalem reached their highest point in years Monday with rocket sirens sounding just after 6:00 p.m. (11 a.m. ET), capping another day of violence in the holy city, where hundreds of Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli police.
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