>> you are watching live from paris. these are your headlines this hour. forces have shot dead at least 12 palesestinians and injured hundreds. tens of thousands of palestinians are expected for what is expected to be the largest protest yet i had of the u.s. embassy opening in jerusalem. on the 70th anniversary of its creation, israelis celebrate the

u.s. embassy move. the decision has been called the slap of the century by palestinians. an early lead and iraq's national election. the prime minister is trailing and third place after a poor prefer -- poor performance. ♪ israeli forces have shot dead at least 12 protesters and injured over 500 others today. clashes erupted over the border fence between gaza and israel ahead of the opening of the u.s. embassy in jerusalem. thousands have amassed on the border and the biggest demonstration and over a six weeks long campaign.

many have reached the border france -- border fence. the israeli military has vowed to prevent this. gathering early on and in great numbers than what we saw at the end of last week. clashes with israeli soldiers on the other side of the barbed wire barrierer. israeli forces responding with gunshots and your guests. we have also -- and teargas. we've also see protesters making their way up the barbed wire barrier. on the palestinian side, given the fact that this protest has ad and flow in the last few weeks, the moving of the u.s. embassy to jerusalem -- it is all about turnout and how the crowds will behave. hamas saying it would not oppose people trying to break through

the barrier. it was time to make donald trump's plan fail. on the israeli side, they have increased troop presence on the other side. their response -- there is criticism that their response has not been proportionate. for more on that, we are going to go live in a few hours time to the opening of the embassy. it is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. local time. that is 3:00 p.m. here in paris. for more on that, -- for more on the origins of the move from tel aviv to jerusalem, we have a special report that traces back the history of the law that was

passed in congress. >> the united states of america has an absolute right to place itits embassy in the capital ci. any capital citit clearly, jerusalem is the capital of israel. >> octobober 23, 1995, the u.s. congress adopts the embassy act. carried d by unanimous vote, it authorizes moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. texter, a clause in the allows the president to push back the application by six months. >> the president may suspend it by a. of six months. if he determines of -- if he determine such a suspension -- n is necessary. is a suspension that

george w. bush and barack obama all used. each of the three declaring otherwise during their presidential campaign. >> jerusalem is still the capital of israeael and must remain an undivided city. >> i will begin the process of using the united -- moving the u.s. ambassador to israel. >> jerusalem will be the capital of israel. i will say that again. >> 22 years after the vote on the embassy, donald trump has become the first u.s. president to take the steps breaking with 17 years of diplomatic caution. >> it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. announcement of a summit with north korean leader kim jong-il and, moving -- kim jong-un, moving the embassy is proof of his desire change u.s. positions across

international state. >> joining me now is james. he has done a documentary for france 24 called stateless in palestine. in the west bank, it seems there is little mobilization compared to what we're seeing in gaza. what is behind this lack of engagement? >> i was in the west bank. rates --hen the march the march started in gaza. there were a few demonstrations. ramallah. there were bailey at 100 people. when u.s. people -- there were barely 100 people. when you ask people why it is there is no mobilization in the west bank

because political leadership are not calling for the mobilization. the government is very weak. president abbas is 82. he has been in power for a long time. a lot of people are saying we need fresh elections and fresh government. they are also saying they believe less and less in a two state solution. this is one of the big issues. the united states recognizing israel, sorry, jerusalem as the capital of israel is a signal. they are saying this is not happening. >> what is that leave palestinians --where does that leave palestinians now? >> a lot of people we spoke to

are telling u us they do o not believe in the twowo state solution. they are thinking they need to fight for equal rights. the civil society has taken over the struggle of the palestinians. they are sayingg, we are going towards a one state solution. if we do go toward this one aree solution, there 650,000 israelis living in the west bank. say, we have been abiding by -- the system has been in place since 1993. it is supposed to last for five years. it is less than for 25 years. people are saying we do not -- we need to stop abiding by the israel accords.

many politicians are saying it is a big risk for israel. they see it in thehe long run having one state means it is not really a jewish state anymore. demographic means there will be a palestinian government in the country. they say this is a big danger for israel to carry on with colonization in the west bank. >> when you were in the west bank, you spoke to people who live there. is there a divide between the younger and older generation about what kind of solution they want for this issue? is, part of the a lot ofeneration -- them are in a state of despair. they do not see it happening. they do not see really -- they do not see negotiations restarting. says we are moving

the embassy but not making any decisions on the final status of jerusalem. what you must read in this is that east jerusalem cannot be the capital of the palestinian state. the fact of the matter is they have to ask themselves questions as to the commitment of the u.s. and the two state solution. a lot of people do not want the one state solution but believe that is what is happening right now. >> thank you very much for that. we can finally cross to jerusalem to speak to francois. us, protesters are being killed by israeli fire on the border with gaza. is this casting a shadow on processions over there? what is the mood like? >> it is a tale of two cities in

jerusalem. on the one hand, you have what you does -- what you just described. checkpoints have been closed. there arare clashes reported in several west bank c cities. inside of west jerusalem, it is more of a celebratory moodod. there hahave been receptions. there are dignitaries from ththe u.s. prominent u.s. senators ted cruz and lindsey graham. that handoverfor ceremony t that is going to be taking place at the southern edge between west and east jerusalem at 4:00 p.m. local time. have askedhorities but it is unclear whether or not it will happen for calls to prayer not to happen. not to disrupt the ceremony. we will wait and see how things

go. we are heaearing some word that there may be a compromise where you will not hear the cost of prayer and the immediate the sanity of the consulate and soon-to-be embassy. >> after that another duration takes place, do we know what is going to happen next -- after the end no duration takes place, do we know what is going to happen next? pelleted -- what palestinians call the catastrophe. on top of the clashes from today, we are expecting on this the, we are looking over old city from the east jerusalem side. --are expecting on this side in the long-term, ththat is a question we wiwill be putting to our panel in a special edition of france 24.

this recogognition of jerusalem might signal t the e end of theo state solutition prorocess for . we are going to be asking our panel whether this move by donald trump could stimulate some kind of new impmpetus likee the one a quarter century ago. it is going to be the 25th anniversary of the accords. that will be at 7:10 p.m. paris time. >> thank you very much for that update. with over half the votes counted, the powerful shiite cleric is leading iraq's parliamentary election. the shiite militia leaders block is in second place. it is a setback for the prime minister who despite entering the election as a front runner is trailing as third. >> no final results yet.

the supporters are already celebrating in baghdad's career square. the national -- tell your square -- he has upset the parliamentary election and is now looking at first place. >> this the not come by chance. this came to prove that corruption. we expect in the forthcoming years that iraq will be well and peaceful. getting rid of this corrupt -- >> the worst turnout in an election since saddam hussein was overthrown in 2003. preliminary results lead the prime minister and third-place. sources said before he was

leading the election. it appears his votes have fallen through after he performed badly and majority shiite provinces. amiri's organization was key in the battle against the islamic state. results from eight provinces are yet to be announced. >> we are going to bring you back to the top story of the day. israeli forces have shut down at least 12 protesters and injured 500. we are going straight to the ground where we are joined by france 24's chris moore. what is the latest down there? border, --za's we are at one of five protest against. this happens to be the largest and bloodiest one.

we have seen clashes since early this morning. what you have seen for the most part is the crowd staying within 100 meters of the barbed wire fence. when people go further than that, it is mainly young man. -- young men. standing, in the last hour or so, we've seen carrying various injuries. legs. wounds to the is what palestinians call the catastrophe. when over 700,000 of them were uprooted from their homes in what is now the state of israel. can we expect the violence to worsen to commemorate that day? >> it is difficult to predict.

on --t that been going have been going on for weeks now. hamas is backing the protest movement. there is a slew of reasons why are out forza protest. there are much wider issues affecting people regarding status. just the situation in gaza, which comes as a result -- some of the young people have risked their lives.

them, they say there is no hope. was forasis for hamas people to turn out. these protests will continue tomorrow. we will have to wait and see in terms of turnout. hamas has said it will not oppose people who have reached defense. -- the fence. they say they want people to show their deep disagreement with donald trump. thank you very much for that. chris moore reporting to us from gaza. it is time for our business update. france. here in as they has been dubbed

day without rail workers. it is the 18th day of strikes. the number of participants has gone back up to the same level as when they first started in early april. the union is organizing a referendum o on whether or not o approve the governments plan. here's georgina robertson. >> a strike that seems to have lost steam. has found its full force again. there are only a third of trains running. the fifth of services. seen figures have not been since the start of the industrial action. this coincides with the referendum. unions are asking rail workers if they are for or against the reform. management questions the legitimacy of the votes.

>> we want to be on an equal standing with the management. >> there was more controversy over the weekend. the sncf says the strikes have arctic cost more than 300 million euros. -- bibillion euros of debt. the project has already passed through a vote in the national assembly. it is due to come before the senate on the 29th of may. trade,ng on to global the u.s. and china gearing up for another round of high-level talks to ease tensions.

ahead of the talks, president donald trump extended an olive branch. he said he was working with president xi jinping to get back into business. month, the u.s. banned american companies from selling -- >> how have the markets digested all of this? >> asian shares mostly rallied on monday especially in hong kong following the announcement. are inpe, major in dices negative territory. shares in portugal's energy firm edt jumped more than 9%. >> let's take a look at more

business headlines. andy's far right antiestablishment party is getting closer to forming a coalition government. they have made different promises including a universal income for the poor and stepping up pension reform. cost policies could italy. lost 110,000 said it energy suppliers in the u.k.. the decline comes after the company lost 1.3 million accounts last year. the owner of the gas company says extremely cold weather in february and march increased demand. it also caused a high number of boiler breakdowns. j.p. morgan chase said it is planning to take a majority stake in china international

fund management. the announcement comes days after the wall street giant applied for controlling stake taking advantage of new rules. the chinese government allowed foreign banks to increase their stake to 61% as part of the efforts to boost their economy. >> snoopy and charlie brown may be joining sony. surprising piece of information. sony has agreed to take a stake in peanuts. the family of charles schultz will continue to hold a percentage of the firm. it is extremelely popular in japan. sony already has a number of characters under its wings. it's film unit makes the spiderman series. >> thank you very much for that.

festival cannes film attracts a lot of celebrities across the world. the film festival boost the local economy. at the24 takes a look economic impact on the city. >> it is a magnet for tourists and celebrities. restaurants, hotels, and businesses thrive during the festival season that brings 200 million euros of economic benefit. her friend are on a mission of finding a dress. -- the luxury stores shopper knows them all. the fitting took place in a multi-branded boutique where prices are more affordable. >> customers prefer buying

things that make them happy. they want cheaper outfits. at the height of the season, stock exchange constantly. some shoppers cannot find their hearts desire. pleasing celebrities is this fashion designers job. downs.s with makeup and >> when you get to the festival, you feel a little bit lost. they give me some tips on what to do and where. how to speak and behave in front of the camera. clients were not

an a-list celebrity and's up to penelope cruz, they have to be careful and respect the protocol. i pray for them to work their magic. >> a makeover that allows actors and fashion designers to shine worldwide. >> just update you on our top story. there are 12 dead now and hundreds injured in protests around -- along the israeli and gaza border. we are going to take a short break. we are back in just a few minutes. stay tuned to france 24.

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