At least 60 Palestinians were killed Monday when Israeli troops fired at demonstrators protesting the transfer of US embassy from Tel Aviv to Al Quds. Eight children under the age of 16 were num-bered among the victims, while over 2,400 Palestinians were wounded, according to Palestini-an officials. King Mohammed VI, chairperson of Al Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, sent Monday a message of solidarity and support to the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. At the UN, the Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour spoke of a “crime against humanity” that should not go unpunished. “We condemn in the most emphatic terms the odious massacre committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip”, he added.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 17, 2018 12:56 UTC