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Added on the 25/11/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Some 150 Israelis launch a 4-day protest march from Re'im near the border with Gaza to Jerusalem, calling on the government to reach a deal with Hamas to release the Israeli hostages still held captive in the Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Far-right Israelis march to Jerusalem's Damascus Gate for the March of the Flags, which celebrates the anniversary of Israel's 1967 occupation of the city's eastern sector. Israel's new government faced an early test as Jewish ultranationalists prepared to march into annexed east Jerusalem, stoking tensions the UN has warned threaten a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Rallies by far-right Jewish groups in Arab neighbourhoods have raised tensions in recent months, prompting a police intervention in the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound that triggered the deadliest flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence since 2014. IMAGES
Far-right Israelis gather for the March of the Flags, which celebrates the anniversary of Israel's 1967 occupation of the city's eastern sector in Jerusalem. Israel's new government faced an early test as Jewish ultranationalists prepared to march into annexed east Jerusalem, stoking tensions the UN has warned threaten a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Rallies by far-right Jewish groups in Arab neighbourhoods have raised tensions in recent months, prompting a police intervention in the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound that triggered the deadliest flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence since 2014. IMAGES
A demonstration against police brutality in Jerusalem turns violent, with police deploying water cannon to keep angry crowds away from the prime minister's residence. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
"Take a break, never to come back" reads one sign held by a protester as Israelis march towards the Knesset in an anti-government demonstration. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing domestic pressure over his failure to bring home all of the hostages still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).