Updates and then I’m off to bed, it’s been a long news day and work day:
6PM
Riot at the Damascus Gate (old city) quickly brought under control by border police officers.
7PM UPDATE: 5 arrested after infiltrating from Gaza near Nachal Oz.
8PM Riots escalating in Gaza, large fire on the Israeli side of the security fence due to a Molotov kite.
9PM Abbas orders the PLO representative in Washington back to Ramallah.Updated May 16, 2018, 1:15 AM