Hamas vows to keep up Gaza border protest, a day after dozens killed by Israeli fire
Jerusalem — Hamas vowed to keep protesters storming the Gaza border on Tuesday, a day after 59 Palestinians were killed in confrontations with Israeli troops, the bloodiest toll in the seaside territory since a 2014 war. Monday’s casualties, which included more than 1,200 people wounded by live fire, were a stark contrast to the festivity of the inauguration of a US embassy in Jerusalem. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since Gazans began a campaign of weekly protests on March 30 to draw attention to conditions in the enclave. Gaza has been under Israeli and Egyptian blockade since Hamas, considered a terrorist group by much of the West, took power in 2007. The US decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv was a diplomatic victory for Israel but a blow to the Palestinians, who say it undermines their own claim to east Jerusalem as a future capital. Direct peace talks have been stalled for years but Palestinians say the embassy move further hurts chances of a breakthro...
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