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Live blog update| Occupation

Lunchtime update

Good afternoon, 

Here's a lunchtime round-up of what's happened so far as the situation continues to worsen across Israel and Palestine:

► 217 people have been injured in the West Bank and Gaza during today's clashes according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.  

►Palestinians continued to rally in Jerusalem, West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

►Thousands protested in Egypt, Turkey and others to oppose Trump's plans to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.

►Volleys of tear gas have been fired at protesters in Bethlehem with one Palestinian being taken to hospital for tear gas inhalation.  

►People have called for the "fall of the House of Saud" during protests in Jerusalem. 

Later today:

►The UN Security Council is planning to meet later today at 4pm GMT to discuss the US recognition of Jerusalem. 

►Protests due to take place in London outside the US embassy at 6pm GMT.