(Want to get this briefing by email? Hours later, officials held a festive opening ceremony for the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. A White House spokesman said the deadly culmination of weeks of protests was “a gruesome and unfortunate propaganda attempt” by Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza. A deputy chief of the group blamed Washington for inciting violence by moving its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, reversing decades of American policy. Our correspondent reported from Gaza, where residents say they have been living in a virtual prison camp since Israel imposed a blockade 11 years ago.

Source: New York Times May 15, 2018 09:48 UTC