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Palestinian and Israeli ambassadors to the UK on the Jerusalem crisis

There have been appeals for calm after days of unrest in Jerusalem spiralled into retaliatory attacks by Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.

The United States, European Union and United Kingdom have urged both sides to lower tensions as soon as possible.

Militants have fired more than 300 rockets towards Israel since Monday night, injuring 31 Israelis.
Israel says its air strikes on Gaza have hit 130 targets. Health officials say 24 Palestinians have been killed.

Aleem Maqbool reports on a decades old conflict that has recently produced the worst violence in Jerusalem in years.

Emily Maitlis is joined by Palestinian Ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, and Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotoveley.

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