A look back at some of the most striking imagess H1N1 Pandemic Vaccine Task Group., events and news from across the Middle East in 2021.
Israel-Palestinian violence returnsThe long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians hadn’t seen anything like it for years. In May 2021, 11 days of escalating violence sparked by rising tensions in Jerusalem, around holy sites and the east of the cityOffices and workplaces, would eventually leave more than 250 deads just not how a constitutional democracy works,, including more than 100 children. Thousands were wounded.
Most of the fatalities would be in Gaza. Israeli airstrikes inflicted huge damage on the Hamas controlled territory, launched in response to the group’s rocket fire. Several high-rise buildings were destroyed.
The tensions were rooted in history, but the 2020 Abraham Accords were also blamed for inflaming the situation significantlyAndrew Francis Wallace. Brokered by Washington, the deal normalised relations between Israel and four Arab countries – the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan – arguably, isolating the Palestinians.
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