GAZA: Palestinians rallied in Gaza on Tuesday for the funerals of scores of people killed by Israeli troops a day earlier, while on the Gaza-Israel border, Israeli forces took up positions to deal with the expected final day of a Palestinian protest campaign. Monday’s violence on the border, which took place as the United States opened its new embassy in Jerusalem, was the bloodiest for Palestinians since the 2014 Gaza conflict. Palestinian medical officials say that 104 Gazans have now died since the start of the protests on March 30. Netanyahu blamed Hamas for the Gaza violence. Trump, in a recorded message on Monday, said he remained committed to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Source: New Strait Times May 15, 2018 09:33 UTC