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IN PICTURES: Violence in Gaza as US opens the doors of its embassy in Jerusalem

Images from Gaza and Israel on one of the most violent days since Palestinian protests began on March 30

May 14, 2018 07:44

A Palestinian woman documents the situation at the border fence

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More than 50 Palestinian protesters died and hundreds were more wounded on Monday as violence escalated at the Gaza Strip's borders with Israel.

Thick smoke from burning tyres rose into the air, while loudspeakers at mosques across the Gaza Strip urged Palestinians to join the protests.

Meanwhile Israeli troops fired shots across the border and used drones to drop tear gas canisters.

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Hostages handed over to the Red Cross today in a tense and chaotic scene in southern Gaza (Image: Sky News)