Police said no one has yet claimed responsibility for the judge's abduction
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The Arab League called on Thursday for an international probe into crimes by Israeli forces against Palestinians following mass protests on the Gaza border that saw dozens of demonstrators killed.
Tens of thousands have protested along Gaza's border with Israel since March 30 calling for Palestinian refugees to be able to return to their homes now inside Israel.
The largest demonstrations coincided with the move of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem on Monday, which saw Israeli forces kill some 60 Palestinians.
"We call for a credible international investigation into the crimes committed by the occupation," Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said at an extraordinary meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Thursday to discuss the violence.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will on Friday host an emergency summit in Istanbul of the world's main pan-Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which he said would send a "strong message to the world".
Erdogan, who also announced plans for a pro-Palestinian rally, has exchanged bitter accusations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Israel an "apartheid state" and ordering the country's ambassador to Turkey to leave.
Weeks of protests and clashes along the Gaza border may be reaching an end as the holy month of Ramadan begins, but the death toll has led to international condemnations of Israel and calls for an independent investigation.
"We are facing a state of blatant aggression against international law and legitimacy which was embodied by the US embassy's transfer in the occupying state to Jerusalem," said Aboul Gheit.
Police said no one has yet claimed responsibility for the judge's abduction
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Earlier today, the met alerted residents of unstable weather conditions and rainfall that might hit the country on Thursday
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The country remains committed to supporting all humanitarian efforts alongside the international community to mitigate the crisis
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Students in the country are gearing up for their I/GCSE and A Level exams that will be held between May 9 and June 25
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Western countries, including the US, have pleaded with Israel to hold back from attacking the southern city, which is sheltering more than a million Palestinians
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The event follows on from the successful hosting of the Ultimate Golf Challenge in January this year
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The city is placed 11th globally; this was revealed at an international report launched recently in Singapore
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