Pomp and bloody chaos: photos from Jerusalem and Gaza as embassy opens

Palestinians ran for cover from tear gas near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, east of Jabalia, on Monday, as they protested the opening of the US Embassy following its controversial move to Jerusalem. MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and President Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump unveiled an plaque during the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem on Monday.MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images

Palestinians carried an injured protester during the protests on Monday near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City.MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images

Among those attending the embassy opening on Monday were, from left, Sara Netanyahu; her husband, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; White House advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, President Trump’s son-in-law and daughter; US ambassador to Israel David Friedman; and US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images

Palestinians transported a demonstrator injured near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Monday.THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images

Mnuchin clapped as Ivanka Trump unveiled a plaque at the embassy on Monday.MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images

A Palestinian pushed a burning tire during the protests on the Gaza-Israel border on Monday.MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images

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Palestinians ran for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces along the Gaza border on Monday.MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

US ambassador to Israel David Friedman spoke at the embassy opening in Jerusalem on Monday. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images

Smoke billowing from burning tires at the protest along the Gaza border on Monday.MSMAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images

A demonstrator scuffled with Israeli police outside the new US Embassy in Jerusalem as the ceremony to open it began on Monday.AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images