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End the violence and work towards peace: Trump on MidEast violence

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to urge Gaza militants to stop firing rockets into southern Israel. He tweeted that the US supports Israel "100% in its defense of its citizens".

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Published : May 6, 2019, 8:39 AM IST

Washington: President Donald Trump has urged Gaza militants to stop firing rockets into southern Israel, telling them "these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery".

  • ....To the Gazan people — these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Taking to Twitter, the President said the US supported Israel "100% in its defense of its citizens".

"END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!" he continued.

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Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest exchanges since a 2014 war.

As Israel pounded Gaza with retaliatory airstrikes, the Palestinian death toll rose to 23, including two pregnant women and two babies.

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Washington: President Donald Trump has urged Gaza militants to stop firing rockets into southern Israel, telling them "these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery".

  • ....To the Gazan people — these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Taking to Twitter, the President said the US supported Israel "100% in its defense of its citizens".

"END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!" he continued.

Also Read: At least 41 killed in Russian passenger plane fire

Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest exchanges since a 2014 war.

As Israel pounded Gaza with retaliatory airstrikes, the Palestinian death toll rose to 23, including two pregnant women and two babies.

Also Read: Rocket Lab launches three satellites into space

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
SHOTLIST:
PRESIDENT TRUMP VIA TWITTER/@REALDONALDTRUMP - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Internet - 5 May 2019
1. SCREENGRAB of tweet reading (English): "Once again, Israel faces a barrage of deadly rocket attacks by terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. We support Israel 100% in its defense of its citizens...."
2. SCREENGRAB of tweet reading (English): "....To the Gazan people - these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!"
STORYLINE:
President Donald Trump has urged Gaza militants to stop firing rockets into southern Israel, telling them "these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery".
Taking to Twitter, the President said the US supported Israel "100% in its defense of its citizens".
"END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!" he continued.
Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest exchanges since a 2014 war.
As Israel pounded Gaza with retaliatory airstrikes, the Palestinian death toll rose to 23, including two pregnant women and two babies.
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