Pro-Palestine, Pro-Israel Protesters Clash In Manhattan Over Escalating Crisis In The Middle East

New York City NY

12 May, 2021

11:48 AM

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CBS New York May 12, 2021 Israel is said to be bracing for war, and for so many in New York, the conflict in the Middle East is personal. Israel stepping up its attacks on the Gaza strip Wednesday, targeting a nine-story residential building, firing rockets after issuing a warning of an incoming strike. In Tel Aviv on Tuesday, hundreds of Gaza-launched rockets lit up the sky. On the ground, men, women and children ran for their lives. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu making good on a warning that Hamas would pay — but so did Palestinian civilians. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.