US Jerusalem move: All the latest

Here are the latest developments since Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

    The decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has 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 Thursday, December 14:

    • Israel strikes Gaza. Israel carried out a series of air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Thursday, hours after rockets were reportedly fired at Israel from the Palestinian territory.

    • A Palestinian security source said there were more than 10 strikes on the targets, which included a Hamas naval site and a military base near the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza.

    • The source said there had been significant damage to the sites, as well as more minor damage to nearby houses, causing minor injuries.

    • Gaza border crossings shut. "The Kerem Shalom crossing, which is used for goods transfer, and the Erez pedestrian crossing will be closed tomorrow [Thursday]", the Israeli Army press service said on Wednesday.

    Diplomatic updates

    • King Salman outlines Saudi priorities. Saudi Arabia's King Salman delivered an annual speech outlining his government's priorities for the coming year, reiterating the Kingdom's stated commitment to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. 

    • "I repeat the Kingdom's condemnation and strong regret over the US decision on Jerusalem, for its relinquishment of the historic rights of the Palestinian people in Jerusalem," the king said.

    • OIC leaders meet in Istanbul. Seeking a united stance against Trump's decision, leaders from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Istanbul on Wednesday for an extraordinary session.

    • At the summit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinians won't accept any role for the United States in a peace process with Israel "from now on".

    • The secretary-general of the OIC has called on countries who have not recognized Palestine as a state to do so. Abbas also urged those who recognize Israel to reconsider, saying the Jewish state has not committed to any international resolution.

    • A "key question is what should be our response?" Pakistani Prime Minsiter Shahid Khaqan Abbasi asked at the OIC summit. "Should we accept this as fait accompli? We hope that a few demonstrations of rage will not dissipate in passive acceptance of the status quo."

    • Maduro arrives in Istanbul. Condemning Trump's decision on Jerusalem, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in the Turkish capital to participate in the extraordinary session of the OIC on Wednesday.

    • Ankara criticises Arab reaction. "Some Arab countries have shown very weak responses [on Jerusalem]", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. "It seems some countries are very timid of the United States."

    • At Wednesday's meeting of the OIC, to be held in Istanbul, "we will make a call for countries that have so far not recognised Palestine to do so now," added Cavusoglu.

    • 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.

    • Iran's Parliament also called on Muslim countries to reduce economic ties with the US.

    • 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 the 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 had made any peace talks between Israel and Palestine "irrelevant and superfluous" with its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

    • Hezbollah calls for a strategy to confront Israel. Also on Monday, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said his group and its allies in the region would renew their focus on the Palestinian cause.

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

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

    Street updates

    • Ongoing protests and arrests. On Wednesday, demonstrations resumed across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. 

    • “The Israeli army has rounded up 260 Palestinians since Trump’s declaration,” the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement on Wednesday.

    • Protests in Berlin. Hundreds of protesters gathered at Berlin's main train station on Tuesday to protest Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

    • German authorities had said they would prevent any burning of the Israeli flag after two were set on fire at a Friday demonstration outside the US embassy in Berlin.

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

    • 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.

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    Diplomatic updates

    • Arab League condemns US move. On Saturday, the head of the Arab League called Trump's decision "dangerous and unacceptable".

    • Coptic pope declines Pence meeting. On the same day, the leader of Egypt's Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, cancelled an upcoming meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence, protesting against Washington's move

    • Trump's decision condemned at UN. On Friday, UN Security Council members widely condemned Trump's decision.

    • Erdogan calls for extraordinary OIC session. A day after the US move, Turkey on Thursday said it would host an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on December 13 to discuss the US move.

    • 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