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The Arab foreign ministers council entrusted on Thursday the Arab League to outline a plan to counter United States or any other country recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or moving their embassies to the disputed city.The council demanded the pan-Arab organization to form an international independent committee of experts to investigate into the recent "crimes and violations" conducted by the Israeli forces against Palestinians in Gaza Strip.

The council reiterated its rejection and condemnation to the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and the relocation of its embassy to the holy city.On Monday, the United States moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the disputed city of Jerusalem, six months after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized the city as the capital of Israel.

About 60 miles away, At least 63 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were killed and about 2,800 wounded in confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters.

For more on this, CRI's Zhaoying earlier spoke to Sun Chenghao, Assistant Research Fellow with China Institute of Contemporary International Relations；Basem Ezbidi, Professor of political science at Birzeit University in the Palestinian Occupied West bank and Wangjin, phd candidate of Haifa university in Israel, and research fellow of Syria research center of northwest university.