Gaza medics said two Palestinians were shot dead during Tuesday's demonstrations along the 51-kilometre border. Israel and Egypt, citing security concerns, maintain a de facto blockade on Gaza which has reduced its economy to a state of collapse. Organizers say the Gaza protests are civilian actions, noting the absence of Israeli casualties, compared with 107 Palestinian dead and thousands of wounded. This was no peaceful protest," Israeli military spokesperson Lt.-Col. Jonathan Conricus wrote on Twitter. Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a state they want to establish in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Source: CBC News May 16, 2018 21:56 UTC