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 Sunday, December 17:

Latest developments

• The UN Security Council on Monday will discuss a draft resolution submitted by Egypt stating that the US decisions to change the status of Jerusalem have no legal effect and should be withdrawn.

• A mass demonstration is expected outside the US embassy in Jakarta on Sunday to protest the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Muslim clerics in Indonesia called for a boycott of US products as part of the protest.
• Fatah has called for a massive demonstration next week to protest against a visit by US Vice President Mike Pence over Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
• Palestinians in mourning. Funerals were held on for four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces killed by Israeli forces in the latest protests in Gaza and the occupied West Bank against the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. One of the men shot by a sniper in the confrontations was double amputee and activist Ibrahim Abu Thurayyah.
• Clashes with Israeli forces. Four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces during Friday protests. Two were fatally shot in Gaza and two in the West Bank.
• Erdogan seeks to annul US decision. Speaking to crowds gathered in the central Anatolian city of Konya via teleconference, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would first seek annulment of the move in the Security Council, and if that failed it would try at the UN General Assembly.
• Iran accuses US of diverting public attention. On Friday, Iran’s ambassador to the UN accused the US of diverting attention from its Jerusalem decision as the US ambassador to the UN presented what it calls “undeniable evidence” that Iran is violating UN resolutions.
• EU report outlines Israeli settlement developments. “The E1 plan would entail a severe breach of contiguity between East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Primary among these developments, in addition to demolition orders in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, located near E1, are reports of advancement of the northernmost section of the Eastern Ring Road, which would facilitate access to the city for settlers northeast of the city while carrying Palestinians from Ramallah to Bethlehem without entry into Jerusalem” the report issued on Friday reads.
• E1 (“East 1”) is the name the Israeli Ministry of Housing and Construction designated to a 12 square kilometre block of land between East Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, within the jurisdiction of Ma’ale Adumim. E-1 borders on the towns of Anata, Abu Dis, Al’Eizariya and Az -Za’ayyem, all located just beyond the eastern border of the Municipality of Jerusalem.
• According to the report, There are currently approximately 208,000 Israelis living in East Jerusalem.
• Six US security warnings. The US Overseas Security Advisor (OSAC) has issued several security messages about planned demonstrations outside US embassies in Kabul (Afghanistan), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Tokyo (Japan), Warsaw (Poland), Budapest (Hungary), and US consulate in Naples (Italy).
• “Japanese authorities have informed the US embassy that on Friday, December 15, from 1500 hours to 1700 hours, approximately 300 demonstrators plan to protest the United States’ recent decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. The protest is expected to be held approximately 200 meters north of the Embassy’s main gate (near Sotobori-Dori),” reads one security message issued on Thursday.
• 93-year old Dr Mahathir Mohamad took stage in the Malaysian protests and criticized Trump.
• Gaza border crossing reopened. The two Gaza border crossings have been reopened on Friday after they were shut down by Israel for one day on Thursday, local media reports.
• Hamas has called for a “day of rage” on Friday to protest Trump’s Jerusalem decision.

Diplomatic updates

• EU on Jerusalem. Amid a two-day European Union Council summit started on Thursday, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter that “EU leaders reiterate firm commitment to the two-state solution and, in this context, the EU position on Jerusalem remains unchanged.”
• Arab MPs meet in Morocco. Heads of Arab parliaments convened on Thursday in Morocco to coordinate their action following Trump’s Jerusalem decision.
• The conferees decided to form a parliamentary committee to be in contact with the European Union and continental parliaments to tell them about the “repercussions of Trump’s move on the peace process in the Middle East region”, according to Kuwait’s news agency.
• They also agreed to “make all efforts” to set up headquarters for the Palestinian Legislative Council in the city of Jerusalem.
• Lebanese embassy in East Jerusalem. “The government has decided to form a committee, headed up by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, to study proposals by Foreign Minister Jubran Bassil to open a Lebanese embassy in Jerusalem,” Information Minister Melhem Riashi announced following a Thursday cabinet meeting.
• In his announcement last week, Trump said his administration had yet to decide on “the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem”.
• Qatar calls on US to reverse move. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lulwa Al Khater said Qatar will work “at both the Arab and Islamic levels” to ensure United Nations resolutions are upheld in the wake of the Washington’s policy change.
• Israeli minister invites MBS. Israel’s Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to visit Israel and recommended that peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel happen under Saudi’s auspices.
• Netanyahu unimpressed by OIC. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a declaration by Muslim leaders that East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.
• 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.
• Bahrain approves Israeli delegation. Rabbi Abraham Cooper told the Jerusalem Post on Friday that a delegation of Israeli business leaders will travel to Bahrain in January, and that “the Bahrainis have approved it”.
• 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 would not 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 Minister 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 city 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

• Death toll update. The five Palestinians killed since Trump’s Jerusalem decision have been identified by the Palestinian authorities on Thursday.
• Maher Atallah (54), Mohammad Al Safadi (25) and Mohammad Al Atal (26) were “killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza”.
• Mahmoud Al Masri (29) was “shot during a protest in Gaza”. Hamda Zbeidat (60) had a heartattack when Israeli forces raided the Zbeidat Village in the Jordan Valley.
• Arrests in Jerusalem. Israeli forces have dispersed protests in Jerusalem and arrested six of the participants, Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday.
• Hamas celebrates 30th anniversary. People in Gaza are gathering for celebrations of Hamas’ 30th anniversary on Thursday.
• Israel strikes Gaza. Israel carried out a series of air raids 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 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.

• 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.

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

• Clashes as Palestinians continue to protest. On Saturday, “Day of Rage” protests continued across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip over the US decision.
• Israeli jets attack Gaza. At least 25 Palestinians, including six children, were wounded on Friday in an Israeli air raid on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
• International protests condemn US Jerusalem move. Rallies were held on Friday in a number of countries in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
• Jordanians demand closure of US embassy. In one of the Friday protests, hundreds of Jordanians demonstrated in front of the US embassy in Amman, demanding its closure and the expulsion of the US charge d’affaires from the country.
• Dozens injured in clashes with Israeli forces. On Friday, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to protest against the US decision.