Belgium slams Israel, US over Gaza violence

JERUSALEM – Belgium is calling for an international investigation into Monday's escalation in violence along the Gaza border, where Israeli soldiers shot and killed more than 50 Palestinians during mass protests.

Prime Minister Charles Michel on Tuesday linked the violence on the border with the Trump administration's decision to relocate the US Embassy to contested Jerusalem despite international and Palestinian protests.

Michel said the violence and killings would be moved onto the calendar of the European Union summit in Sofia on Wednesday and Thursday.

Michel called the Israeli actions "unacceptable violence," saying "there is a clear lack of proportionality and we are asking for an international investigation."