Family mourn Palestinian baby ‘killed by Israeli tear gas’ in Gaza protests
Hospitals in Gaza are at breaking point and are said to 'smell like blood' after more than 2,400 people were injured during the violent clashes. Watch the situation right now on the Israel-Gaza border and in the West Bank on our live streams
A PALESTINIAN family mourn the death of a eight-month-old baby girl who was killed after inhaling tear gas during yesterday’s “massacre.”
Eight-month-old Leila al-Ghandour was killed after being exposed to the toxic gas east of Gaza city yesterday, the health ministry for the territory said.
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It is not known how close to the troubled border with Israel the child and her family were when Leila died, reports .
Israeli forces clashed with protesters yesterday as the US opened its embassy in Jerusalem - a city which Palestinians also claim as their capital.
Six children were reportedly among the dead - the highest death toll in Gaza since the 2014 war with Israel - and 2,400 people were injured.
Hospitals are said to be at breaking point and quickly running out of supplies.
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What we know so far
The US today officially moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The move was controversial as both the Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital
Demonstrators burned tyres and threw stones and Israel troops responded with tear gas and live rounds
At least 58 Palestinians, including six children, have been killed and 2,400 more wounded
Around 40,000 Palestinians were protesting along the barbed wire fence separating Israel and Gaza
Israeli troops opened fire on protesters, claiming they were stopping crowds from bursting through
No casualties have been reported on the Israeli side
Turkish President Erdogan accused Israel of genocide and recalled its ambassadors from there and the US
The US blamed Hamas for the deaths, accusing the military group of 'gruesome propaganda'
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Journalist Maram Humaid said: "The hospital smells like blood, there is blood everywhere.
"The wounded are lying on the floor - there are no more beds to accommodate them.
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"Ambulances have not stopped arriving."
President Donald Trump gave a speech over video-link from the US as the building was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem with daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner in attendance at the opening.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Trump for “having the courage to keep your promises”.
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But 35,000 Palestinians stormed to 12 border locations with Israel, creating clouds of black smoke by burning blazing tyres.
Some tried to break through the border fences as others hurled stones while Israeli soldiers dropped tear gas canisters from drones and fired intense rounds of gunfire.
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Trump’s recognition of contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December outraged Palestinians.
But yesterday he declared it a “great day” for Israel and said he was “fully committed” to peace. He received a standing ovation.