British Prime Minister Theresa May's Twitter feed is quiet of news of Palestine, she has not written a heartfelt message or postponed her busy schedule to remember the dead. Instead of condemning Israeli forces for killing Palestinians or criticizing U.S. president Donald Trump for moving his country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the conservative leader got her spokesperson to say that "we are concerned by reports of violence and loss of life in Gaza," urging calm to "avoid actions destructive to peace efforts." Theresa May is busy finalizing a weapons deal with Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in London on a three-day visit.
May 14 was the bloodiest day in Palestine
since Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense in July 2014. Over 60 men, women and children were killed and 1,400 injured in Gaza while taking part in the eighth Great March of Return, a weekly march towards the Israeli imposed border fence, that began on Land Day on 30 March to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba.
Palestinians mark the
Nakba, or Catastrophe, on May 15 every year. It refers to the mass expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians and the grabbing of 78 percent of Palestinians' land that took place between 1947 and 1949, with the state of Israel being established on 14 May 1948. Entire villages were eradicated, leaving people internally displaced or forced to flee over borders into Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. For Palestinians, the Nakba continues today.
Comment: UPDATE from RT:
Up to 10 people have been killed at a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. Police confirmed that one person is in custody and a second person has been detained. A police officer is among those injured.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, a police spokesman said there had been between eight and 10 fatalities, including students and school staff. A male student has been confirmed as the shooter.