JESUSALEM: Israeli forces killed 55 Palestinians on the Gaza border in the conflict’s bloodiest day in years on Monday as clashes and protests coincided with the deeply controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. The clashes, which left more than 2,400 Palestinians wounded, erupted before a White House delegation and Israeli officials opened the embassy at an inauguration ceremony in Jerusalem and continued throughout the day. The military also said one of its fighter jets had struck five targets at a Hamas training facility in Gaza. There had already been weeks of protests and clashes along the Gaza border, with 109 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire there since March 30. Israel considers the entire city its capital, while the Palestinians see east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.

Source: New Strait Times May 14, 2018 21:45 UTC