Palestinians wave their national flag as they demonstrate near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Sixty Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Monday, the day the US officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel after opening a new US Embassy there.
On May 14, as the opening ceremony, attended by Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner, was underway at the new embassy, Israel launched an attack on Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border.
Following are some significant numbers that have come out of the recent attacks, as reported by AFP:
60
is the current death toll after shooting from Israeli troops following the opening of a US embassy in Jerusalem
8
is the number of children who have died in the attack due to teargas inhalation
2,400
is the number of people wounded in the conflict on the border
0
is the number of casualties on the Israeli side of the border
115
is the total number of Palestinian lives claimed since March 30 on the border
40,000
is the number of Palestinians who have taken part in the protests so far
1948
was the year Israel was created
1967
was the year Israel took over West Bank and east Jerusalem
