Firefighters and security forces inspect damage at a house in Yehud, near Tel Aviv, after rockets were launched towards Israel from the Gaza Strip. Hamas said on May 12, 2021, it had fired more than 200 rockets into Israel in retaliation for strikes on a tower block in Gaza. AFP
Rescuers move Israelis from their homes in Yehud, near Tel Aviv, after rockets were launched towards Israel from the Gaza Strip. AFP
Sirens blared across Israeli coastal cities and people were moved as a barrage of rockets was launched from Gaza. AFP
An Israeli security officer inspects damage at a house in Yehud. AFP
A member of the Israeli security forces stationed in Lod, near Tel Aviv. AFP
Israeli security forces stationed on a street in Lod. AFP
Rockets are launched from Gaza city towards Tel Aviv. AFP
Smoke rises from a burning building, after it was destroyed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Reuters
Smoke billows from buildings hit during the Israeli air strikes on Gaza. AFP
Fire engulfs a building hit during an Israeli air strike in Gaza on May 11, 2021. AFP
Smoke rises from buildings hit during an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. AFP
A crowd gathers at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Gaza on May 11, 2021. AFP
A burnt car and trees in Holon, near Tel Aviv. AFP
The debris of a house in Ashkelon, Israel, following a rocket strike that killed a 29-year-old Indian caregiver. Rosie Scammell / The National
Two people were reported killed in rocket strikes on Ashkelon. Rosie Scammell / The National
An Israeli police officer holds his weapon as he stands in front of an injured driver moments after witnesses said his car crashed into a Palestinian on a pavement during clashes near Lion's Gate, outside Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
Palestinians gather behind a barricade amid clashes with Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo
A camera operator falls as an Israeli police officer runs after him during clashes with Palestinians at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque. Reuters
Palestinian medics carry a wounded protester amid clashes with Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP
A Palestinian man helps a wounded protester amid clashes with Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound on May 10, 2021. AFP
Palestinians run for cover during clashes with Israeli police at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque. Reuters
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian protester near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. AFP
Israeli police take position during clashes with Palestinians at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque. Reuters
Israeli security forces storm Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound on May 10, 2021. AFP
Palestinians carry a wounded protester at the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on Monday, May 10, 2021. AP
Israeli police stand in front of the Dome of the Rock during clashes with Palestinians at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque. Reuters
Palestinian medics carry a wounded protester at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. AFP
Palestinians rescue a wounded protester at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. AFP
Palestinian protesters flee attack by Israeli security forces in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. AFP
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian protester amid clashes in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. AFP
Israeli security forces storm Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound on May 10, 2021. AFP
A Palestinian protester stands atop Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on May 10, 2021. AFP
A wounded Palestinian is carried during clashes with Israeli police at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque. Reuters
A Palestinian gestures as he confronts Israeli police during clashes at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque on May 10. Reuters
Israel and Gaza's rulers Hamas on Tuesday threatened further violence after 35 people were killed in the fiercest cross-border fire in years, and the UN's Middle East peace envoy warned of a risk of "full-scale war".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said militants in the Gaza Strip will "pay a very heavy price" after three people in Israel were killed by rockets fired from the Palestinian coastal enclave.
"We are at the height of a weighty campaign," Mr Netanyahu said in televised remarks alongside Israel's defence minister and military chief.
The premier was speaking after an Israeli air strike destroyed a 13-storey residential tower in Gaza City.
Residents of the building and their neighbours were warned to evacuate the area about an hour before the strike, which wounded one person and left dozens homeless.
Shortly after, sirens blared across Israeli coastal cities as a barrage of rockets was launched from Gaza.
Israeli medics confirmed the death of a woman, 50, in Rishon Lezion, a city south of Tel Aviv.
At least one rocket hit in nearby Holon, where a bus was gutted by flames on a shopping street. Departures were temporarily halted at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.
Hamas said it launched about 130 rockets in response to the apartment block being destroyed, in its most intensive fire since the conflict broke out on Monday evening.
The Israeli military had earlier said about 600 rockets had been fired from Gaza.
At least 32 Palestinians, including 10 children, have been killed in Gaza since Monday evening, most as a result of air strikes, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
The Israeli military said 16 of the dead in Gaza were combatants and the militant group Islamic Jihad confirmed three senior figures had been killed.
Earlier on Tuesday, an Israeli and an Indian resident were killed in separate rocket strikes on their homes in the southern Israeli citizen of Ashkelon.
"The situation is very volatile," Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus told The National.
"There are intentions by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to escalate in terms of the range of rockets and intensity of the rocket fire. That is something we will not tolerate."
Smoke rises from a building after it was destroyed by an Israeli air strike. Reuters
Mr Netanyahu said Israel planned to increase "both the might of the attacks and the frequency".
Israel said it sent 80 fighter jets to destroy 150 Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets.
The prospect of further military action has raised international alarm, with Middle East foreign ministers holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday and the UN Security Council said to meet privately to discuss the crisis on Wednesday.
"The current situation in Palestine is not sustainable," Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said.
Tor Wennesland, the UN's Middle East peace envoy, warned of a dire outcome if all sides failed to pull back.
"We’re escalating towards a full-scale war," Mr Wennesland said on Twitter.
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa, condemned the violence against Palestinians.
"The UAE stands with the Palestinian rights, with the end of the Israeli occupation, with the two-state solution and with an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital,” Dr Gargash wrote on Twitter.
A Palestinian man is detained by undercover and uniformed Israeli security force members as Israelis mark 'Jerusalem Day', near Damascus Gate, just outside Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
Israelis gather at the Western Wall as a blaze is seen in the background at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
A Palestinian man, left, argues with Israeli Knesset member and head of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party Itamar Ben-Gvir, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. AFP
Israeli security forces in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City. A planned march by Israelis marking 'Jerusalem Day' has increased tensions with Palestinians. AFP
Palestinians evacuate a wounded man during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound. Palestinian medics said at least 180 Palestinians have been were hurt in violence there, including 80 who were hospitalised. AP Photo
A man waves an Israeli flag during a parade marking 'Jerusalem Day', amid high Israeli-Palestinian tension, in Jerusalem. Reuters
A Palestinian woman runs close to Israeli security force members during violence at the Damascus Gate, just outside Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
Israelis run to shelters as air raid sirens go off during a 'Jerusalem Day' march, in Jerusalem. Explosions were heard in Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded. AP Photo
Mr Netanyahu said Gaza militants on Monday had crossed a "red line" with rocket fire in the Jerusalem area for the first time since 2014.
The EU said rocket fire aimed at civilians in Israel "is totally unacceptable and feeds escalatory dynamics".
"The significant upsurge in violence in the occupied West Bank, including in East Jerusalem, as well as in and around Gaza needs to stop immediately," the European Commission said late on Monday.
Former US president Donald Trump said that Joe Biden's "lack of support for Israel is leading to new attacks on our allies".
The deadly strikes were preceded by weeks of violence around Jerusalem's Old City.
More than 900 Palestinians were wounded in days, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, along with dozens of Israeli police officers.
The rocket fire from Gaza followed a warning to Israel to withdraw its security troops from Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City, the third holiest site in Islam.
Israeli police fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets at worshippers, while Palestinians hurled chairs and stones. At times, police fired stun grenades inside Al Aqsa Mosque.
The worst violence came Monday, as Israelis celebrated Jerusalem Day, which marks their military's capture of the eastern part of the city in 1967.
“Many patients have received head, chest or eye injuries from rubber bullets," said Dr Natalie Thurtle, medical co-ordinator in Palestine for the charity Doctors Without Borders.
"We have seen many children injured, including a 12-year-old with a femur injury and a 14-year-old with an eye injury."
On Monday night, crowds of Israelis gathered near the Western Wall – Judaism’s holiest prayer site at the base of Al Aqsa compound – waving Israeli flags and chanting nationalist slogans.
Ayman Odeh, an Arab-Israeli legislator, shared a video on Twitter showing people chanting religious verse that has become popular among far-right groups.
After criticism of heavy-handed police tactics, the Israeli government defended its handling of tension in Jerusalem.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Tuesday to express his "concerns regarding rocket attacks on Israel and his condolences for the lives lost as a result", State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
"The Secretary reiterated his call on all parties to de-escalate tensions and bring a halt to the violence," Mr Price said.
Palestinian protests initially broke out at the start of Ramadan in mid-April, when police banned people from gathering at the city's Damascus Gate, where Muslims traditionally meet after evening prayers.
Another flashpoint was the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where dozens of Palestinians are under threat of eviction by Jewish settlers.
Palestinians mourn loved ones killed by Israeli air strikes
The brother of Palestinian boy Hussien Hamad, who was killed during recent Palestinian-Israeli violence, cries during his funeral in northern Gaza. Reuters
Relatives of Palestinian man Ahmed Al Shenbari mourn during his funeral in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Palestinians mourn during a funeral in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
The mother of Palestinian boy Hussien Hamad, 11, is comforted by mourners during his funeral in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza. AFP
Relatives of Palestinian Hussien Hamad, 11, mourn during his funeral in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. AFP
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian boy Hussien Hamad during his funeral in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A relative of Palestinian man Ahmed Al Shenbari mourns during his funeral in northern Gaza. Reuters
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian man Ahmed Al Shenbari during his funeral in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Relatives of Palestinian man Ahmed Al Shenbari, who was killed during recent Palestinian-Israeli violence, react during his funeral in northern Gaza. Reuters
Mourners carry the body of Ahmed Al Shenbari, a Palestinian, during his funeral in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
The specs
AT4 Ultimate, as tested
Engine: 6.2-litre V8
Power: 420hp
Torque: 623Nm
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Price: From Dh330,800 (Elevation: Dh236,400; AT4: Dh286,800; Denali: Dh345,800)
Be honest and transparent: It is always better to own up than be found out. Tell your partner everything they want to know. Show remorse. Inform them of the extent of the situation so they know what they are dealing with.
Work on yourself: Be honest with yourself and your partner and figure out why you did it. Don’t be ashamed to ask for professional help.
Give it time: Like any breach of trust, it requires time to rebuild. So be consistent, communicate often and be patient with your partner and yourself.
Discuss your financial situation regularly: Ensure your spouse is involved in financial matters and decisions. Your ability to consistently follow through with what you say you are going to do when it comes to money can make all the difference in your partner’s willingness to trust you again.
Work on a plan to resolve the problem together: If there is a lot of debt, for example, create a budget and financial plan together and ensure your partner is fully informed, involved and supported.
Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
Source: Dr Robert Chandler, clinical psychologist at Lighthouse Arabia
'Munich: The Edge of War'
Director: Christian Schwochow
Starring: George MacKay, Jannis Niewohner, Jeremy Irons
Rating: 3/5
Tips for avoiding trouble online
Do not post incorrect information and beware of fake news
Do not publish or repost racist or hate speech, yours or anyone else’s
Do not incite violence and be careful how to phrase what you want to say
Do not defame anyone. Have a difference of opinion with someone? Don’t attack them on social media
Do not forget your children and monitor their online activities
Yahya Al Ghassani's bio
Date of birth: April 18, 1998
Playing position: Winger
Clubs: 2015-2017 – Al Ahli Dubai; March-June 2018 – Paris FC; August – Al Wahda
If you go
The flights
Emirates and Etihad fly direct to Nairobi, with fares starting from Dh1,695. The resort can be reached from Nairobi via a 35-minute flight from Wilson Airport or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or by road, which takes at least three hours.
The rooms
Rooms at Fairmont Mount Kenya range from Dh1,870 per night for a deluxe room to Dh11,000 per night for the William Holden Cottage.
MATCH INFO
Real Madrid 2 (Benzema 13', Kroos 28') Barcelona 1 (Mingueza 60')
Red card: Casemiro (Real Madrid)
The 12 breakaway clubs
England
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.
