Arab Parliament to hold emergency meeting on Palestine Tuesday

CAIRO - 16 May 2020: The Arab Parliament's Palestinian Committee would hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Israeli escalation in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and all occupied Palestinian territories.

Arab legislators would urge taking practical measures to stop Israeli crimes that constitute blatant violation of the resolutions of international legitimacy and a flagrant challenge to the will of the international community.

A number of important recommendations and resolutions that support Palestinians' legitimate rights are slated to come out of the meeting. 

Shelling and airstrikes by the Israeli army against Gaza Strip since May 10 incurred 145 deaths, and 1,100 injuries, including 38 serious ones. Victims include 41 children while there are 313 children and 206 women among the injured, according to the Palestinian TV on Sunday.

The strikes also caused the destruction of more than 200 residential units and 31 educational establishments, including schools, colleges, and vocational training centers so as hundreds of families fled from the North to the South.

On the other hand, Magen David Agom announced that 10 Israelis got killed since the beginning of the "Fence Guardian" operation on Monday while 675 others got injured.

On Saturday, the Israeli forces struck a number of towers in Gaza Strip. One of those housed the offices of a number of media outlets.