Title: 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis


This is about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in May 2021. For a timeline of events throughout the year, see 2021 within the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

An outbreak of violence within the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict commenced on 10 May 2021, though disturbances happened earlier, and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. it had been marked by protests and rioting, police riot control operations , rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip The crisis was started on 6 May, when Palestinians began protests in East Jerusalem over an anticipated decision of the Court of Israel  of six Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah. Under law of nations , the area, effectively annexed by Israel, may be a a part of the Palestinian territories that Israel currently holds under belligerent occupation. Israel applies its laws there. On 7 May, consistent with Israel's Channel 12, Palestinians threw stones at Israeli police forces,who then stormed the compound of the al-Aqsa Mosque using tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades.


The violence coincided with Qadr Night (8 May), observed by Muslims, and Jerusalem Day (9–10 May), an Israeli legal holiday . Quite 600 people were injured, mostly Palestinians, drawing international condemnation. The Supreme Court ruling was then delayed for 30 days because the attorney general of Israel, Avichai Mandelblit, sought to scale back tensions.


On 10 May, Hamas gave Israel an ultimatum to withdraw security forces and Sheikh Jarrah by 6 p.m. or otherwise there could be consequences. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched many rockets. Some rockets hit residences and a faculty . Israel began a campaign of air attack on Gaza; by 16 May, 18 buildings including four high-rise towers, 40 schools and 4 hospitals, and also struck the al-Shati camp . Additionally , a minimum of 19 medical facilities are damaged or destroyed by Israeli bombardment. The al-Jalaa Highrise, housing offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera also as 60 condominiums, was destroyed on 15 May, prompting outcry. 


A minimum of 72,000 Palestinians are displaced. Around 4,360 rockets were fired towards Israel from Gaza, of which 680 landed within the strip, and over 90 percent of rockets bound towards populated areas were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Involving a ceasefire was first proposed on 13 May by Hamas, but rejected by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On 18 May,  A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 21 May 2021, ending 11 days of fighting with each side claiming victory.