Israel forces kill 55 people in Gaza clashes as US opens Jerusalem embassy

Israel forces kill 55 people in Gaza clashes as US opens Jerusalem embassy 

Tear gas fired at protestors during clashes with Israel forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel, east of Gaza City ,today following the the controversial move to Jerusalem of the United States embassy.

                                 In summary

Controversial move by the United States to move its Israel
embassy to Jerusalem.

This comes even as 12 African States sent delegations to
represent them during the opening ceremony on Monday.
Interestingly, Kenya abstained from the UN Generally
Assembly vote on the decision to relocate the embassy
from Tel Aviv


The African Union has come out strongly to condemn the
controversial move by the United States to move its Israel
embassy to Jerusalem.
This comes even as 12 African States sent delegations to
represent them during the opening ceremony on Monday.

They include Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda,
Nigeria,and etc...

Deadly protests during the embassy opening ceremony on
Monday led to the death of 52 Palestinians and left over 2,000
injured.

On Tuesday, a statement from the African Union said the
embassy relocation will only heighten tensions in the region and
complicate the search for a lasting solution to the the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict.

The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Fati
Mahamat strongly condemns the disproportionate use of force
by Israeli forces which resulted in the killing of over fifty
Palestinian demonstrators while many more remained injured,” itreads.

The African Union is backing the Palestinian people in their
legitimate quest for an independent and sovereign State with
East Jerusalem as its capital, Mahamat said.

The chairperson also called for renewed and genuine
international efforts to find a just and lasting solution to the
conflict.