(MENAFN- Jordan Times) Palestinian health officials say more than 1,100 people were wounded by tear gas, rubber bullets, live fire and other means between Thursday and Saturday.
There have been fears of a much larger escalation of violence after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called for a new Palestinian Intifada, or uprising.
In Rome, Pope Francis called Sunday for 'wisdom and prudence', asking world leaders 'to avert a new spiral of violence'.
Trump said his defiant move — making good on a 2016 presidential campaign pledge — marked the start of a 'new approach' to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But Washington has found itself isolated on the global stage.
Five European countries on the Security Council insisted the new US policy was inconsistent with past resolutions.
The decision was further complicating domestic Palestinian politics, particularly between Abbas' Fateh and the Islamist Hamas, now at a key stage in a fragile reconciliation process after a decade of bitter enmity.
Hamas was due to formally hand back power to the Palestinian Authority on Sunday, but Fateh's chief negotiator said 'obstacles' remained.
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