From: Inside Story
Israel says it is bombing Gaza to defend itself, but it clashes with the UN definition of self-defence.
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As Israeli raids continue, sporting stars from the UK to Chile raise the Palestinian flag and post messages of support.
![US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has yet to see Israeli evidence that Hamas operated in a now-destroyed building that housed Al Jazeera and The Associated Press offices [Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters]](http://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-17T140651Z_684908992_RC2QHN9Z141D_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-BLINKEN.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US asked Israel for justification for the strike that levelled the tower.
![Shaher Barda’s family left their house in Gaza’s eastern front of Shujaiyah with only clothes on their back following intensive artillery and aerial bombardment [Mohammed Salem/Al Jazeera]](http://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/D5A0468-copy.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
UN says over 38,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced in Gaza as Israeli continues to bombard the territory.
