[LISTEN] 'Sadness is the guest'
Protesters gathered on the border of Gaza for a second day after scores were killed by Israeli forces on Monday.
Palestinians returned to the Gaza border on Tuesday, a day after more than 60 protestors - including children - were killed by Israeli forces.
A volunteer and resident of Gaza told Jacaranda FM News via Facebook, "you can see sadness in their faces" when looking at residents after Monday's violence.
Naim Mohammed says funerals have been taking place in Gaza since Monday adding, "in Gaza, sadness is the guest".
In the wake of the violence, South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel and reiterated plans to downgrade its foreign mission to the country.
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"Given the indiscriminate and grave manner of the latest Israeli attack, the South African government has taken a decision to recall Ambassador Sisa Ngombane with immediate effect until further notice," reads a statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
Palestinians were protesting against the relocation of the US embassy to Israel to Jerusalem.
A day later, Palestinians marked 'Nakba', or the catastrophe.
Seventy years ago, more than 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled during the creation of Israel in 1948.
Protestors again returned to the border on Tuesday but in smaller numbers.
"There are a few people who protest near (the) borders, because they want to share sadness and Gaza needs to heal from yesterday," said Mohammed.
This is a stark contrast to what is happening on the other side of the border.
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Sarah Tuttle-Singer, an editor at The Times of Israel, says while the relocation of the US embassy is being celebrated some Israelis are concerned about the manner in which the situation was handled.
"Overall it's very festive in Jerusalem on the western side," explains Tuttle-Singer. "But over to the east and the Palestinian section of Jerusalem of course the mood is very different."
She says residents are specifically concerned with the violence in Gaza.
The United Nations Security Council held talks on the violence on Tuesday afternoon.
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Briefing fellow council members, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley said the move was justified.
"Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem was the right thing to do. It reflects the will of the American people."
Haley adds the move "also reflects the reality that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel".