Fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinians, with many countries calling for a ceasefire. However, Jordan has threatened to expel the Israeli ambassador amid growing tensions.
Israel launched several more attacks on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, while Palestinian resistance volunteers also fired several rockets at Israel.
Fighting between the two sides on Tuesday killed two Thai workers and injured seven civilians at a factory.
More than 200 Palestinians have been killed since fighting began on May 10, including at least 59 children and 35 women, according to Gaza's health ministry.
On the other hand, the Israeli Foreign Ministry has claimed that during the nine days of tension, Hamas fired more than 3,500 rockets at Israeli citizens from Gaza, killing 12 civilians and injuring more than 300.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a tweet on Tuesday that millions of Israelis had been targeted by Hamas.
The Middle East country Jordan, which has signed a peace deal with Israel, has threatened to deport the Israeli ambassador amid growing tensions between the two sides.
Jordan's Prime Minister Bashar al-Khasana has said his country could expel the Israeli ambassador after parliamentary approval.
Experts say Jordan's King Abdullah II is concerned about ongoing tensions between Israel and the Palestinians and is trying to defuse dangerous tensions through diplomacy.
It should be noted that Jordan and Israel signed a peace agreement in 1994 and Jordan has been a major supporter of the Palestinian state.
Jordanian officials fear that as tensions rise in Gaza, a wave of Palestinian refugees could turn to Jordan, as in 1948 and 1967.
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On the other hand, the United Nations has said that it is active in mediation efforts to end the ongoing tensions between the parties.
The United Nations has expressed concern over the targeting of Israeli civilian infrastructure in Gaza, particularly the Corona virus testing lab and other health facilities.
Meanwhile, the United States is pushing for an end to tensions. US President Joe Biden has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu three times a week, while Biden has also spoken to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
"We want to end tensions as soon as possible, which requires both Israel and Hamas to end the violence," White House Press Secretary Jane Ski told reporters Monday.
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"We believe that diplomacy is an effective way to reduce tensions and at the same time we are focusing on that," he said.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gentz said in a video statement that the fighting would not end until the opposition was completely and long-term silenced.
He blamed Hamas for the post-2014 tensions between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Palestinian organization Hamas started firing rockets at Israel eight days ago. Hamas says it has retaliated by violating Palestinian rights in Jerusalem.
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