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| Israeli troops kill dozens of Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem – live updates | Israeli troops kill dozens of Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem – live updates |
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| Reporters say demonstrations are coming to an end in Gaza, where it is nearly 7:30pm. | |
| Demonstrations empty out as people are told to go home over loudspeakers. 52 Palestinians killed according to health ministry. pic.twitter.com/r7Q4fpj9uf | |
| Protests now quiet ending for the day - Organisers called people back. New protests expected tomorrow | |
| The Associated Press is reporting that Gaza’s health officials have increased the death toll to 52 and more than 1,200 have been wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza. | |
| UK prime minister Theresa May’s spokesperson said: “We are concerned by the reports of violence and loss of life in Gaza. We urge calm and restraint to avoid actions destructive to peace efforts. The UK remains firmly committed to a two-state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital.” | |
| And Emily Thornberry MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, responding to the killing of Palestinians in Gaza today, said: | |
| We condemn unreservedly the Israeli government for their brutal, lethal and utterly unjustified actions on the Gaza border, and our thoughts are with all those Palestinians in Gaza whose loved ones have been killed or injured as a result. | |
| These actions are made all the worse because they come not as the result of a disproportionate over-reaction to one day’s protests, but as the culmination of six weeks of an apparently systemic and deliberate policy of killing and maiming unarmed protestors and bystanders who pose no threat to the forces at the Gaza border, many of them shot in the back, many of them shot hundreds of metres from the border, and many of them children. | |
| US secretary of state Mike Pompeo ignored the deadly protests happening in response to the US’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, while declaring the US was committed to advancing peace between Israel and Palestine. | US secretary of state Mike Pompeo ignored the deadly protests happening in response to the US’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, while declaring the US was committed to advancing peace between Israel and Palestine. |
| Pompeo, whose first trip overseas as secretary of state was to Israel, said in a statement: | Pompeo, whose first trip overseas as secretary of state was to Israel, said in a statement: |
| Today I am proud to celebrate the opening of the United States Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. This significant event fulfills a promise made by President Trump. As he proclaimed on December 6, 2017, ‘Seventy years ago, the United States, under President Truman, recognized the State of Israel. Since then, the State of Israel has made its capital in Jerusalem — the capital the Jewish people established in ancient times. It is therefore appropriate for the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.’ | Today I am proud to celebrate the opening of the United States Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. This significant event fulfills a promise made by President Trump. As he proclaimed on December 6, 2017, ‘Seventy years ago, the United States, under President Truman, recognized the State of Israel. Since then, the State of Israel has made its capital in Jerusalem — the capital the Jewish people established in ancient times. It is therefore appropriate for the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.’ |
| We remain committed to advancing a lasting and comprehensive peace between Israel and the Palestinians. | We remain committed to advancing a lasting and comprehensive peace between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| Foreign ministries in the UK, France and Egypt have expressed concern about the the violence, which has seen at least 41 people killed. | Foreign ministries in the UK, France and Egypt have expressed concern about the the violence, which has seen at least 41 people killed. |
| The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, said Israel must stop firing on protestors. | The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, said Israel must stop firing on protestors. |
| “Shocking killing of dozens, injury of hundreds by Israeli live fire in #Gaza must stop now. The right to life must be respected. Those responsible for outrageous human rights violations must be held to account. The int'l community needs to ensure justice for victims” – #Zeid. pic.twitter.com/hBb7825Sp8 | “Shocking killing of dozens, injury of hundreds by Israeli live fire in #Gaza must stop now. The right to life must be respected. Those responsible for outrageous human rights violations must be held to account. The int'l community needs to ensure justice for victims” – #Zeid. pic.twitter.com/hBb7825Sp8 |
| The Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent, Oliver Holmes, has more details from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman, Lt Col Jonathan Conricus: | The Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent, Oliver Holmes, has more details from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman, Lt Col Jonathan Conricus: |
| “As of now, no one has crossed the fence,” he said, adding there had been “several” attempts. | “As of now, no one has crossed the fence,” he said, adding there had been “several” attempts. |
| He said one Israeli soldier had been “slightly wounded by shrapnel” but he did not have details. “Our troops have not taken any sustained direct fire,” he added. | He said one Israeli soldier had been “slightly wounded by shrapnel” but he did not have details. “Our troops have not taken any sustained direct fire,” he added. |
| The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a 57-member body representing Muslim-majority countries, said on Monday that the US opening of an embassy in Jerusalem was an “illegal decision” and “an attack on the historical, legal, natural and national rights of the Palestinian people, which undermines the standing of the United Nations and rule of international law and thus represents an affront to international peace and security” | The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a 57-member body representing Muslim-majority countries, said on Monday that the US opening of an embassy in Jerusalem was an “illegal decision” and “an attack on the historical, legal, natural and national rights of the Palestinian people, which undermines the standing of the United Nations and rule of international law and thus represents an affront to international peace and security” |
| The OIC determines that the US Administration has contradicted its own commitments and expressed utter disdain and disrespect to Palestinian legitimate rights, and international law and has made very clear that it has no regard for the rights and religious sentiments of the Muslim Umah and concludes that the current US Administration has invalidated its role as a broker in any future peace efforts in Palestine. | The OIC determines that the US Administration has contradicted its own commitments and expressed utter disdain and disrespect to Palestinian legitimate rights, and international law and has made very clear that it has no regard for the rights and religious sentiments of the Muslim Umah and concludes that the current US Administration has invalidated its role as a broker in any future peace efforts in Palestine. |
| Alistair Burt, the UK’s minister of state for the Middle East, said he was concerned the demonstrations were being “exploited by extremist elements.” | Alistair Burt, the UK’s minister of state for the Middle East, said he was concerned the demonstrations were being “exploited by extremist elements.” |
| Burt said in a statement: | Burt said in a statement: |
| Extremely saddened by loss of life in Gaza today. Concerned peaceful protests are being exploited by extremist elements. Urge restraint in use of live fire. Violence is destructive to peace efforts. UK remains committed to a two-state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital. | Extremely saddened by loss of life in Gaza today. Concerned peaceful protests are being exploited by extremist elements. Urge restraint in use of live fire. Violence is destructive to peace efforts. UK remains committed to a two-state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital. |
| Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned “the targeting of unarmed Palestinian civilians by the Israeli occupation forces,” a day after leading Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh visited Cairo as part of diplomatic efforts to control today’s protests. | Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned “the targeting of unarmed Palestinian civilians by the Israeli occupation forces,” a day after leading Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh visited Cairo as part of diplomatic efforts to control today’s protests. |
| The statement from Egypt’s MFA reads: | The statement from Egypt’s MFA reads: |
| Egypt fully rejects the use of force against peaceful marches demanding fair and legitimate rights, and warns of the negative consequences of such a serious escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This statement stresses Egypt’s full support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, first and foremost the right to establish their independent state with its capital in East Jerusalem. | Egypt fully rejects the use of force against peaceful marches demanding fair and legitimate rights, and warns of the negative consequences of such a serious escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This statement stresses Egypt’s full support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, first and foremost the right to establish their independent state with its capital in East Jerusalem. |
| France’s foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, urged Israeli authorities to show restraint in its use of force against demonstrators. | France’s foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, urged Israeli authorities to show restraint in its use of force against demonstrators. |
| “France calls on all actors to show responsibility to prevent a new escalation,” Le Drian said in a statement. “France again calls on the Israeli authorities to exercise discernment and restraint in the use of force that must be strictly proportionate.” | “France calls on all actors to show responsibility to prevent a new escalation,” Le Drian said in a statement. “France again calls on the Israeli authorities to exercise discernment and restraint in the use of force that must be strictly proportionate.” |
| Le Drian said the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem “violated international law and in particular UN Security Council resolutions.” | Le Drian said the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem “violated international law and in particular UN Security Council resolutions.” |
| Humanitarian groups are warning that Gaza’s health system does not have the resources to adequately respond to the injuries incurred in the protests. | Humanitarian groups are warning that Gaza’s health system does not have the resources to adequately respond to the injuries incurred in the protests. |
| Medical services in #Gaza at breaking point as already weakened hospital and healthcare system deals with almost 2000 injured in a single day, over 900 from live ammunition. Health authorities in #Gaza appeal to the international community for assistance. | Medical services in #Gaza at breaking point as already weakened hospital and healthcare system deals with almost 2000 injured in a single day, over 900 from live ammunition. Health authorities in #Gaza appeal to the international community for assistance. |
| The Ministry of Health in Gaza is also calling for the transfer of patients to specialist hospitals in Egypt due to the increasing numbers of patients who have had complex surgeries which require therapeutic interventions not available in Gaza | The Ministry of Health in Gaza is also calling for the transfer of patients to specialist hospitals in Egypt due to the increasing numbers of patients who have had complex surgeries which require therapeutic interventions not available in Gaza |
| Al-Jazeera said one of its reporters was wounded while covering demonstrations in Gaza. | Al-Jazeera said one of its reporters was wounded while covering demonstrations in Gaza. |
| The Qatar-based news network said journalist Wael Dhadouh was “injured by live ammunition from Israeli forces.” | The Qatar-based news network said journalist Wael Dhadouh was “injured by live ammunition from Israeli forces.” |
| It did not provide details on Dhadouh’s injury. | It did not provide details on Dhadouh’s injury. |
| The IDF said a fighter jet had struck five “terrorist targets” in what it said was a Hamas military training facility in Gaza. It added that the strike was “in response to the violent acts of the last few hours being carried out by Hamas along the security fence”. | The IDF said a fighter jet had struck five “terrorist targets” in what it said was a Hamas military training facility in Gaza. It added that the strike was “in response to the violent acts of the last few hours being carried out by Hamas along the security fence”. |
| The White House has released a briefing that says Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel “does not mean the United States has taken a position on final status negotiations.” | The White House has released a briefing that says Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel “does not mean the United States has taken a position on final status negotiations.” |
| The briefing emphasizes that this decision fulfills a promise made by Trump and that is “simply a recognition of reality.” | The briefing emphasizes that this decision fulfills a promise made by Trump and that is “simply a recognition of reality.” |
| Other points made by the White House in the lengthy briefing include: | Other points made by the White House in the lengthy briefing include: |
| More than two decades of waivers delaying the Embassy move brought us no closer to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. | More than two decades of waivers delaying the Embassy move brought us no closer to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| President Trump has made clear that old challenges demand new approaches, and that he will keep his word to the American people. | President Trump has made clear that old challenges demand new approaches, and that he will keep his word to the American people. |
| Initial modifications allowing the Embassy to open on May 14, 2018, cost just $400,000. | Initial modifications allowing the Embassy to open on May 14, 2018, cost just $400,000. |
| The dedication ceremony has just ended with a musical performance. | The dedication ceremony has just ended with a musical performance. |
| The ceremony’s jovial atmosphere provides a stark contrast to the protests happening nearby. | The ceremony’s jovial atmosphere provides a stark contrast to the protests happening nearby. |
| Quite the disconnect . pic.twitter.com/1Ea0bMfF7v | Quite the disconnect . pic.twitter.com/1Ea0bMfF7v |