An 8-month-old Palestinian infant was one of eight children who died during Monday’s violent protests along the Israel border, Reuters reports.
Baby Laila al-Ghandour died after inhaling tear gas during mass protests against the U.S. Embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, according to the news service.
A senior Israeli commander confirmed to Reuters that at least 60 Palestinians were killed Monday. The White House blamed Hamas, the militant Palestinian Islamist group that controls Gaza, for the dozens of deaths in Gaza amid protests over the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday.
Thousands reportedly gathered to march in Laila’s funeral on Tuesday.
“Let her stay with me, it is too early for her to go,” Laila’s mother reportedly cried as she held her daughter’s body, which was wrapped in a Palestinian flag.
Heartbreaking .. The farewell of the Palestinian baby Laila Ghanem 8 month who was martyred after inhaling tear gas that shot by Israeli occupation forces at the camps of the March of Return at the eastern borders of #Gaza yesterday .#Nakba70 #GreatReturnMarch pic.twitter.com/sAzUNqFgSK
— #Nakba70 Palestine (@ALQadiPAL) May 15, 2018
Nikki HaleyTrump critics push new direction for GOP Pollster Frank Luntz: 'I would bet on' Trump being 2024 GOP nominee DNC gathers opposition research on over 20 potential GOP presidential candidates MORE, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, also blamed the militant group at a U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday. Haley said Hamas was behind the demonstrations, using loudspeakers throughout the Gaza strip to encourage protesters to rush the border fence with Israel.