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UPDATE: Situation so far in Gaza and West Bank

An injured Palestinian is carried away in Gaza on 14 May 2018 (Mohammed Hajjar/MEE)

Good afternoon, Areeb here from the MEE office in London. Here's a quick summary of what has happened so far today in Gaza and the West Bank:

  • The death toll in Gaza has increased rapidly, with 18 dead at the time of writing
  • Nearly a thousand Palestinians have been injured in Gaza, according to the Gaza health ministry  
  • Protests have continued across the West Bank in opposition to the US embassy opening in Jerusalem.
  • Turkish and Palestinian leaders have said that America's role in the peace process is over
  • MEE's Daniel Hilton wrote about how attacks on America's diplomats have shaped the Middle East and Washington