Thousands rally in Istanbul in solidarity with Palestinians Monday May 14,2018

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Turkey's largest city to protest against the US' decision to officially relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

At least 6,000 people converged on Monday May 14,2018 in central Istanbul to denounce the inauguration ceremony and the killings of at least 55 Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza- in what marked the bloodiest day in the besieged coastal enclave since the 2014 war.

The Israeli military fired live ammunition, tear gas and firebombs at unarmed protesters who had gathered in Gaza along several points near the fence with Israel, wounding more than 2,700 people.

UN rights experts denounced Israel for using a "disproportionate use of force", while Amnesty International called it a "horror" that violated international law