No let-up on airstrikes in Gaza, rockets over Israel despite pressure
by Hana Salah, Dina Kraft and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
May 20, 2021
3 minutes
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian woman and wounding dozens of other people even as international calls mounted for a halt to the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.
Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded swaths of Gaza overnight, including Deir al Balah, a town in central Gaza; Khan Younis in the south; and areas in the northern part of the strip. By morning, a lull in rocket fire lobbed from Gaza into Israeli territory ended
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