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US embassy in Jerusalem - LIVE: Carnage on Gaza border as Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces US embassy in Jerusalem - LIVE: US ambassador opens embassy as 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza border clashes
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At least 37 Palestinians have been killed and more than 500 wounded in protests at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on the same day the US fulfils its controversial promise to move its embassy to the contested city of Jerusalem.At least 37 Palestinians have been killed and more than 500 wounded in protests at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on the same day the US fulfils its controversial promise to move its embassy to the contested city of Jerusalem.
Thousands of demonstrators set fire to tyres and sent thick plumes of black smoke into the air to deter Israeli snipers at several spots, while the Israeli military said the protests were being used as cover for attacks on soldiers.  Thousands of demonstrators set fire to tyres on Monday, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air to deter Israeli snipers. The Israeli military said the protests were being used as cover for attacks on soldiers. 
It was the deadliest single day of protests in a weeks-long campaign from Hamas in the run up to the US embassy move and the Nakba, or ‘Catastrophe’, on Tuesday - celebrated in Israel as the country’s 70th birthday. It is the deadliest single day of protests in a weeks-long campaign from Hamas in the run up to the US embassy move and the Nakba, or ‘Catastrophe’, on Tuesday - celebrated in Israel as the country’s 70th birthday.
The order given to Israeli soldiers was to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Israel at any price, including direct live fire. Israel has also warned Hamas that any mass breakthrough will result in air strikes on the group’s infrastructure inside the Strip.
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Hamas, the militant group that rules the Strip, has urged supporters to break through the 11-year-old Israel blockade, which has left Gaza "uninhabitable".Hamas, the militant group that rules the Strip, has urged supporters to break through the 11-year-old Israel blockade, which has left Gaza "uninhabitable".
The order given to Israeli soldiers on Monday was to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Israel at any price, including direct live fire. Israel has also warned Hamas that any mass breakthrough will result in air strikes on the group’s infrastructure inside the Strip.
An American delegation is due to arrive at the existing US consulate building in Jerusalem at 4pm (2pm BST) for its official reopening as an embassy. An American delegation is due to arrive at the existing US consulate building in Jerusalem at 4pm (2pm BST) for its official reopening as an embassy.