Trump's Jerusalem move: All the latest updates

    The decision of US President Donald Trump to formally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel generated a series of reactions in Palestine and around the world.

    Here are the latest developments, both on the diplomatic and street front, as of Tuesday, December 12:

    Diplomatic updates

    • Tehran 'ready to support Palestinian resistance. On Tuesday, Qassem Soleimani, the commander of foreign operations of the elite Revolutionary Guards, said Iran is ready to support the "Islamic resistance forces" in Palestine wholeheartedly.

    • Putin, Erdogan criticise US move. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a one-day regional tour with a stop in Turkey, where he joined his Turkish counterpart in criticising a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. 

    • PLO denounces Trump's declaration.  In an interview on Monday with Al Jazeera, Hanan Ashrawi said the US has made any peace talks between Israel and Palestine "irrelevant and superfluous" with its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  

    • Israeli PM tours EU. At a joint news conference with the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday expressed his hope that "all or most" of the European states would move their embassies to Jerusalem, recognising it as the capital of Israel.   
    • Turkish leader calls Israel a 'terrorist state'. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, on Monday labelled Israel a "terrorist state", and declared the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital "null and void".

    • Macron and Netanyahu hold talksOn Sunday, in a joint press conference after meeting Netanyahu in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron Macron urged the Israeli leader to negotiate with the Palestinians. 

    • Bahraini delegation arrives in IsraelOn Sunday, a 25-member Bahraini delegation arrived in Israel on a five-day visit to "send a message of peace". 

    Street updates

    • Casualties rise. On Tuesday, as clashes continued six days after Trump's announcement, the Palestinian Red Crescent said that it has provided medical assistance to over 1,795 people across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

    • Unrest across Palestinian territories.  On Sunday, protesters across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip headed to the streets again to denounce Trump's decision.

    • Palestinian Christians expressed their frustration with the US move, many of them speaking out during Sunday services. 

    • Protests spread from Asia, through the Middle East, to North Africa. Demonstrations were held on Sunday in major intenational cities.  

    • Clashes outside US embassy in Beirut. On Sunday, security forces fired tear gas at protesters near the US Embassy in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, during a demonstration against the US decision.

    Diplomatic updates

    • Hamas calls for new Intifada. On Thursday, Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said the US decision on recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a "war declaration against Palestinians", and called for a new "Intifada", or uprising.

    • Trump calls Jerusalem as Israel's capital. On Wednesday, December 6, 2017,  Trump announced that the US formally recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and will begin the process of moving its embassy to the city, breaking with decades of US policy.

    Street updates

    SOURCE: Al Jazeera News