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| Gaza: Nakba day protests as Palestinians bury those killed in embassy unrest – live updates | Gaza: Nakba day protests as Palestinians bury those killed in embassy unrest – live updates |
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| Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has responded to Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused Erdoğan of being “among the greatest supporters of Hamas.” | |
| Netanyahu is the PM of an apartheid state that has occupied a defenseless people's lands for 60+ yrs in violation of UN resolutions.He has the blood of Palestinians on his hands and can't cover up crimes by attacking Turkey.Want a lesson in humanity? Read the 10 commandments. | |
| Erdogan is among Hamas's biggest supporters and there is no doubt that he well understands terrorism and slaughter. I suggest that he not preach morality to us | |
| The UN security council is discussing violence at the border between Gaza and Israel. Divisions among council members emerged shortly after a moment of silence was held for the at least 60 killed on Monday. | |
| The Associated Press reports: | |
| Kuwait’s envoy, who requested the meeting, said that Israel was violating international law and that the council needs to offer protection unarmed Palestinians. | |
| “The Palestinian people are looking to the United Nations and the Security Council to activate what this organization has taken upon itself in order to achieve the maintenance of international peace and security,” said Kuwaiti Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi. | |
| No joint statement or action followed a similar meeting after protests in March, and two UN diplomats said members couldn’t reach unanimous agreement Monday on issuing a proposed statement circulated by Kuwait. The diplomats insisted on speaking anonymously because the discussions were supposed to be private. | |
| The draft statement, obtained by The Associated Press, would have expressed “outrage and sorrow” at the killings, sought an “independent and transparent investigation,” and called on all sides to exercise restraint. | |
| It also would have demanded that all countries comply with a decades-old Security Council resolution that called on them not to have embassies in contested Jerusalem. | |
| Reporters in Gaza said protests are quieter so far today, though Israel continues to drop tear gas on people near the border, including journalists. | Reporters in Gaza said protests are quieter so far today, though Israel continues to drop tear gas on people near the border, including journalists. |
| The Israelis keep dropping tear gas with a drone on this communal tent full of women and kids. We’re 500+ yards from the border and I can’t see anyone throwing stones nearby or any other justification. #Gaza pic.twitter.com/6ST5fNq0FA | The Israelis keep dropping tear gas with a drone on this communal tent full of women and kids. We’re 500+ yards from the border and I can’t see anyone throwing stones nearby or any other justification. #Gaza pic.twitter.com/6ST5fNq0FA |
| Targeting journalists won’t make the Gaza problem go away : pic.twitter.com/vmAFyVv5zX | Targeting journalists won’t make the Gaza problem go away : pic.twitter.com/vmAFyVv5zX |
| Israel’s Foreign Ministry continues to blame Hamas for Israel’s decision to shoot at protestors on the border. | Israel’s Foreign Ministry continues to blame Hamas for Israel’s decision to shoot at protestors on the border. |
| #Hamas alone is responsible for the loss of life in the violent riots on the Israel-#Gaza fence. It has already acknowledged that many were its own operatives. pic.twitter.com/l3RJJ5ghUX | #Hamas alone is responsible for the loss of life in the violent riots on the Israel-#Gaza fence. It has already acknowledged that many were its own operatives. pic.twitter.com/l3RJJ5ghUX |
| And the IDF said they thwarted a “significant shooting attack” by using riot dispersal methods against “terrorists.” | And the IDF said they thwarted a “significant shooting attack” by using riot dispersal methods against “terrorists.” |
| The troops used riot dispersal means to distance the terrorists from the fence, & the terrorists fired at the soldiers. The soldiers responded with targeted fire, thwarting a significant shooting attack. pic.twitter.com/uNf7ySE3Lk | The troops used riot dispersal means to distance the terrorists from the fence, & the terrorists fired at the soldiers. The soldiers responded with targeted fire, thwarting a significant shooting attack. pic.twitter.com/uNf7ySE3Lk |
| US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, endorsed Israel’s actions in a UN security council meeting on Tuesday. | US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, endorsed Israel’s actions in a UN security council meeting on Tuesday. |
| Haley praised Israel for showing restraint as Palestinian militant group Hamas “has been inciting violence for years, long before the United States decided to move our embassy” to Jerusalem. | Haley praised Israel for showing restraint as Palestinian militant group Hamas “has been inciting violence for years, long before the United States decided to move our embassy” to Jerusalem. |
| “No country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has,” Haley said. | “No country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has,” Haley said. |
| Belgium’s foreign minister, Didier Reynders, has summoned the country’s Israeli ambassador after she said the Palestinians who died in Monday’s violence were “terrorists.” | Belgium’s foreign minister, Didier Reynders, has summoned the country’s Israeli ambassador after she said the Palestinians who died in Monday’s violence were “terrorists.” |
| In an interview with Radio Télévision Belge Francophonein, ambassador Simona Frankel said the deceased “are terrorists, 55 terrorists.” | In an interview with Radio Télévision Belge Francophonein, ambassador Simona Frankel said the deceased “are terrorists, 55 terrorists.” |
| Reynders said that “the comment that consisted of saying that all killed or hurt were terrorists that we can obviously not accept.” | Reynders said that “the comment that consisted of saying that all killed or hurt were terrorists that we can obviously not accept.” |
| He also challenged Frankel’s defense of the Israeli military’s use of force. | He also challenged Frankel’s defense of the Israeli military’s use of force. |
| “There were two statements I could not accept: One on proportionality of force by saying they could not wait for Israeli casualties there were none,” he said. | “There were two statements I could not accept: One on proportionality of force by saying they could not wait for Israeli casualties there were none,” he said. |
| Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel also said he was “shocked” by Frankel’s comments. | Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel also said he was “shocked” by Frankel’s comments. |
| French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French parliament the situation in the Middle East was “explosive” while also criticizing Israel for its use of force against demonstrators. | French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French parliament the situation in the Middle East was “explosive” while also criticizing Israel for its use of force against demonstrators. |
| “The situation in the Middle East is explosive, violence is doing the talking, war could loom,” Le Drian said. | “The situation in the Middle East is explosive, violence is doing the talking, war could loom,” Le Drian said. |
| “We are committed to the security of Israel but Israel’s security cannot justify this level of violence,” he said. | “We are committed to the security of Israel but Israel’s security cannot justify this level of violence,” he said. |
| He also accused the US of acting unilaterally in its decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem and for its policy on Iran. | He also accused the US of acting unilaterally in its decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem and for its policy on Iran. |
| “We (also) have a disagreement about the method. Because in both cases the United States decided to act unilaterally,” he said. | “We (also) have a disagreement about the method. Because in both cases the United States decided to act unilaterally,” he said. |
| In New York City, Donald and Ivanka Trump’s hometown, the tabloids have different takes on the violence yesterday. | In New York City, Donald and Ivanka Trump’s hometown, the tabloids have different takes on the violence yesterday. |
| Has a New York tabloid ever had such a headline about the Palestinians? “55 slaughtered in Gaza, but Ivanka all smiles at Jerusalem embassy unveil” pic.twitter.com/eVmglAWSWy | Has a New York tabloid ever had such a headline about the Palestinians? “55 slaughtered in Gaza, but Ivanka all smiles at Jerusalem embassy unveil” pic.twitter.com/eVmglAWSWy |
| Jordan’s Queen Rania joins the chorus of international condemnation of Israel. | Jordan’s Queen Rania joins the chorus of international condemnation of Israel. |
| A dark and sad day in history, marked with more Palestinian sacrifices. When will the world’s conscience mobilize to give Palestinians the rights so many of us take for granted? May God have mercy on those who lost their lives defending Jerusalem‘s proud Arab identity. | A dark and sad day in history, marked with more Palestinian sacrifices. When will the world’s conscience mobilize to give Palestinians the rights so many of us take for granted? May God have mercy on those who lost their lives defending Jerusalem‘s proud Arab identity. |
| „Wir sind besorgt, dass es in dieser jetzt sehr aufgeheizten Situation zu weiteren Eskalationen kommen könnte und rufen daher alle Parteien auf, zu einer Deeskalation der Lage beizutragen.“ #Gaza pic.twitter.com/JlW1B8wFJS | „Wir sind besorgt, dass es in dieser jetzt sehr aufgeheizten Situation zu weiteren Eskalationen kommen könnte und rufen daher alle Parteien auf, zu einer Deeskalation der Lage beizutragen.“ #Gaza pic.twitter.com/JlW1B8wFJS |
| Prime Minister Binali Yildirim strongly condemned Israel and the U.S. for the killing of dozens of innocent and oppressed Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.https://t.co/jCSd2UxPKi pic.twitter.com/USyJOFMGbS | Prime Minister Binali Yildirim strongly condemned Israel and the U.S. for the killing of dozens of innocent and oppressed Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.https://t.co/jCSd2UxPKi pic.twitter.com/USyJOFMGbS |
| The Israel Defence Force claims that it killed “24 terrorists with documented terror backgrounds” during Monday’s protests. Gaza’s health ministry said at least 60 protesters, including several children, were killed. | The Israel Defence Force claims that it killed “24 terrorists with documented terror backgrounds” during Monday’s protests. Gaza’s health ministry said at least 60 protesters, including several children, were killed. |
| Most were active Hamas terror organization operatives, and some were active operatives of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | Most were active Hamas terror organization operatives, and some were active operatives of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
| On Tuesday’s protests it says only 400 “rioters” are gathering at seven locations along the Gaza border compared to around 40,000 protesters on Monday. It also claimed violent riots, involving 1,300 people, were taking place in the West Bank. | On Tuesday’s protests it says only 400 “rioters” are gathering at seven locations along the Gaza border compared to around 40,000 protesters on Monday. It also claimed violent riots, involving 1,300 people, were taking place in the West Bank. |
| In addition, 1,300 Palestinians are currently participating in violent riots in 18 locations throughout Judea and Samaria, where rioters are burning tires & hurling rocks & firebombs at security forces. | In addition, 1,300 Palestinians are currently participating in violent riots in 18 locations throughout Judea and Samaria, where rioters are burning tires & hurling rocks & firebombs at security forces. |
| It said “riot dispersal means” were being deployed. | It said “riot dispersal means” were being deployed. |
| Security forces are responding with riot dispersal means and are prepared for a wide variety of scenarios. | Security forces are responding with riot dispersal means and are prepared for a wide variety of scenarios. |
| The UK government is actively helping to frame a UN resolution setting up an independent investigation into the use of live ammunition by the Israeli defence force, Middle East minister Alistair Burt said today. | The UK government is actively helping to frame a UN resolution setting up an independent investigation into the use of live ammunition by the Israeli defence force, Middle East minister Alistair Burt said today. |
| He was speaking as he came under pressure from Tory backbenchers and the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, to toughen the foreign office response to the deaths. | He was speaking as he came under pressure from Tory backbenchers and the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, to toughen the foreign office response to the deaths. |
| Thornberry told MPs “The events did not come as the result of some accidental over-reaction to one day’s protests, but as the culmination of six weeks of an apparently calculated and deliberate policy to kill and main unarmed protestors who pose no threat to the armed forces on the border - many of them shot in the back and many of them shot hundreds of metres from the border, and many of them children” . | Thornberry told MPs “The events did not come as the result of some accidental over-reaction to one day’s protests, but as the culmination of six weeks of an apparently calculated and deliberate policy to kill and main unarmed protestors who pose no threat to the armed forces on the border - many of them shot in the back and many of them shot hundreds of metres from the border, and many of them children” . |
| A Kuwaiti led call for a UN investigation into the deaths has been vetoed at the UN by the US partly because the resolution included criticism of the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem. | A Kuwaiti led call for a UN investigation into the deaths has been vetoed at the UN by the US partly because the resolution included criticism of the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem. |
| Thornberry said a UN inquiry, aided by UK diplomats at the UN, was needed to see if international law had been broken and those responsible held to account. | Thornberry said a UN inquiry, aided by UK diplomats at the UN, was needed to see if international law had been broken and those responsible held to account. |
| He said if the US vetoed a resolution establishing an investigation and stripped of any criticism of the US, it would show only that America believed there was one law for Israel and another law for everyone else. | He said if the US vetoed a resolution establishing an investigation and stripped of any criticism of the US, it would show only that America believed there was one law for Israel and another law for everyone else. |
| In a statement to the Commons Burt said the UK was supportive of an independent transparent investigation into the incident, including the volume of live fire, but said a UN inquiry can take many different forms. Criticising the extent of the scale of live fire, he said: “it is a job of the UK to support an investigation into what happened and expose it”. | In a statement to the Commons Burt said the UK was supportive of an independent transparent investigation into the incident, including the volume of live fire, but said a UN inquiry can take many different forms. Criticising the extent of the scale of live fire, he said: “it is a job of the UK to support an investigation into what happened and expose it”. |
| But said the UK has officially regretted the deaths, opposed the timing of the move of the US embassy but suggested that Hamas may have manipulated the Palestinian people. | But said the UK has officially regretted the deaths, opposed the timing of the move of the US embassy but suggested that Hamas may have manipulated the Palestinian people. |
| At the same time, Burt added the US “needs to give a greater sense of understanding of the underlying issues than its statements sometimes suggest”. | At the same time, Burt added the US “needs to give a greater sense of understanding of the underlying issues than its statements sometimes suggest”. |
| He added that split screen – a reference to pictures showing the celebrations at the opening of the embassy and the simultaneous deaths on the Gaza border - will be one of the images of the year. | He added that split screen – a reference to pictures showing the celebrations at the opening of the embassy and the simultaneous deaths on the Gaza border - will be one of the images of the year. |
| Jerusalem and Gaza -- A world apart https://t.co/PF5c80UksN pic.twitter.com/yO4plnn2oO | Jerusalem and Gaza -- A world apart https://t.co/PF5c80UksN pic.twitter.com/yO4plnn2oO |
| The violence he said was shocking adding “it is deplorable but real that extremists have been exploiting these protests for their own violent purposes”. But seeking to avoid a binary response Burt added: “the large volume of live wire is extremely concerning and we continue to implore Israel to show greater restraint”. | The violence he said was shocking adding “it is deplorable but real that extremists have been exploiting these protests for their own violent purposes”. But seeking to avoid a binary response Burt added: “the large volume of live wire is extremely concerning and we continue to implore Israel to show greater restraint”. |
| Nicholas Soames, the former armed forces minister, urged the foreign office to show “a less limp response”. He said while Hamas had wickedly manipulated the Palestinians, the Israeli Defence Force was “a wholly unacceptable and excessive use of force and a totally disproportionate response.” | Nicholas Soames, the former armed forces minister, urged the foreign office to show “a less limp response”. He said while Hamas had wickedly manipulated the Palestinians, the Israeli Defence Force was “a wholly unacceptable and excessive use of force and a totally disproportionate response.” |
| There have been more reports of Israeli forces firing teargas at Palestinians gathering at the Gaza-Israel border for Nakba protests. | There have been more reports of Israeli forces firing teargas at Palestinians gathering at the Gaza-Israel border for Nakba protests. |
| But AFP says the protests have been small so far today. | But AFP says the protests have been small so far today. |
| Protests on Gaza border small so far, seems like today might be quiet. Some tents have been dismantled. pic.twitter.com/e3uRgXBWcH | Protests on Gaza border small so far, seems like today might be quiet. Some tents have been dismantled. pic.twitter.com/e3uRgXBWcH |
| Turkey is reported to have expelled Israel’s ambassador to Ankara Eitan Na’eh. | Turkey is reported to have expelled Israel’s ambassador to Ankara Eitan Na’eh. |
| BREAKING — Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks Israeli ambassador to leave the country indefinitely | BREAKING — Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks Israeli ambassador to leave the country indefinitely |
| On Monday, Turkey said its ambassador to the US was being recalled after the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. | On Monday, Turkey said its ambassador to the US was being recalled after the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. |
| Turkey says it is prepared to take in wounded Palestinians, according to Turkish media reports. | Turkey says it is prepared to take in wounded Palestinians, according to Turkish media reports. |
| Health Minister Ahmet Demircan said Turkey’s emergency agency and the military had prepared an “air bridge” to transport wounded Gazans and were waiting for negotiations to conclude. | Health Minister Ahmet Demircan said Turkey’s emergency agency and the military had prepared an “air bridge” to transport wounded Gazans and were waiting for negotiations to conclude. |
| He says the wounded are at high risk due to insufficient health care in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade for more than 10 years. | He says the wounded are at high risk due to insufficient health care in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade for more than 10 years. |
| Turkey has also summoned Israel’s ambassador Eitan Na’eh over the Gaza violence. | Turkey has also summoned Israel’s ambassador Eitan Na’eh over the Gaza violence. |
| #BREAKING Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Israeli envoy Eitan Naeh over incidents along Gaza border | #BREAKING Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Israeli envoy Eitan Naeh over incidents along Gaza border |
| More Palestinians have been injured in the current wave of protests than during Israel’s 51-day military offensive on Gaza in 2014, according to Medical Aid for Palestinians. | More Palestinians have been injured in the current wave of protests than during Israel’s 51-day military offensive on Gaza in 2014, according to Medical Aid for Palestinians. |
| Yesterday was the deadliest day in Gaza since 2014. According to the Ministry of Health, 58 Palestinians were killed, including six children and one health worker, and 2,771 injured after the use of live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas by Israeli forces targeting demonstrators. Of those hospitalised, 1,359 suffered gunshot wounds. A further three fatalities were subsequently reported. | Yesterday was the deadliest day in Gaza since 2014. According to the Ministry of Health, 58 Palestinians were killed, including six children and one health worker, and 2,771 injured after the use of live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas by Israeli forces targeting demonstrators. Of those hospitalised, 1,359 suffered gunshot wounds. A further three fatalities were subsequently reported. |
| Since the Great March of Return protests began on 30 March, at least 97 Palestinian protetesers, including 12 children, have been killed by Israeli forces and more than 12,271 injured. 6,760 Palestinians have been hospitalised, including 3,598 (53 %) by live ammunition. More Palestinians have been injured in these protests (12,271) than during Israel’s 51-day military offensive on Gaza in 2014 (11,231). | Since the Great March of Return protests began on 30 March, at least 97 Palestinian protetesers, including 12 children, have been killed by Israeli forces and more than 12,271 injured. 6,760 Palestinians have been hospitalised, including 3,598 (53 %) by live ammunition. More Palestinians have been injured in these protests (12,271) than during Israel’s 51-day military offensive on Gaza in 2014 (11,231). |
| MAP is responding directly to help local teams treat the injured through the provision of essential medical supplies including medicines, disposables and equipment for orthopaedic surgery. We are also supporting two UK-based medics, orthopaedic surgeon Graeme Groom and consultant plastic surgeon Tom Potokar, who are in Gaza working alongside local teams to treat the large number of complex limb injuries as a result of the use of live fire. | MAP is responding directly to help local teams treat the injured through the provision of essential medical supplies including medicines, disposables and equipment for orthopaedic surgery. We are also supporting two UK-based medics, orthopaedic surgeon Graeme Groom and consultant plastic surgeon Tom Potokar, who are in Gaza working alongside local teams to treat the large number of complex limb injuries as a result of the use of live fire. |
| Dramatic images have emerged of Palestinians clashing with Israeli troops in the West Bank today. | Dramatic images have emerged of Palestinians clashing with Israeli troops in the West Bank today. |
| Israeli forces appear to have responded to stones with teargas canisters some of which were hurled back at Israeli troops. | Israeli forces appear to have responded to stones with teargas canisters some of which were hurled back at Israeli troops. |
| Israel’s use of force against protesters at the Gaza border fence is akin to “an eye for an eyelash” and may amount to a war crime, Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement. | Israel’s use of force against protesters at the Gaza border fence is akin to “an eye for an eyelash” and may amount to a war crime, Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement. |
| “This blatant excessive use of force by Israel – an eye for an eyelash – must end, and there must be true accountability for those in military and political command who have ordered or allowed this force to be once again employed at the Gaza fence,” said Lynk, an independent expert who reports to the UN Human Rights Council. | “This blatant excessive use of force by Israel – an eye for an eyelash – must end, and there must be true accountability for those in military and political command who have ordered or allowed this force to be once again employed at the Gaza fence,” said Lynk, an independent expert who reports to the UN Human Rights Council. |
| MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin notes that the White House edited out Jared Kushner’s reference to protesters being part of the problem during in his speech at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. | MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin notes that the White House edited out Jared Kushner’s reference to protesters being part of the problem during in his speech at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. |
| Wow!! Jared Kushner’s controversial comment about Gaza during Embassy opening saying “as we have seen from the protests of the last month & even today, those provoking violence are part of the problem & not part of the solution” was omitted from official White House transcript! pic.twitter.com/M6zRdg4Jcp | Wow!! Jared Kushner’s controversial comment about Gaza during Embassy opening saying “as we have seen from the protests of the last month & even today, those provoking violence are part of the problem & not part of the solution” was omitted from official White House transcript! pic.twitter.com/M6zRdg4Jcp |