Riot police cordoned off all access to the Israeli embassy. Nearly 60 Palestinian demonstrators were killed by Israeli fire during protests on the Gaza border this week. The statement could bolster Israeli claims that Hamas has been using weekly mass border protests as cover to stage attacks. Israeli fire killed nearly 60 Palestinians on Monday during a protest along the border with Gaza. Israeli troops firing into Gaza killed nearly 60 Palestinians at mass border protests on Monday.

Source: ABC News May 16, 2018 08:43 UTC