video Update A picture shows the explosion after an Israeli strike targeted a building in Gaza City on May 14, 2021. Israel pounded Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border as Palestinians fired barrages of rockets back. (AFP)

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  • Israel faced widening conflict on Friday, as deadly violence also erupted across the West Bank
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French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. (AFP)

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