AFP journalists were the first to report on the incident, stating, that the "protesters covered their faces and threw stones at riot police who blocked their path to the diplomatic complex in the city's Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood."
Police responded by throwing the stones back at the rioters and deploying tear gas. The AFP footage showed agitators striking the shields of police officers with objects and running and kicking them.
Reports are unclear on whether a fire reached the embassy itself or if it was contained outside the perimeter, however video footage from a local news source shows a fiery blaze intermixed with the violence. AP News reported that 6 officers were injured in the incident.
The protest was organized in response to the Israeli strike on a camp just outside Rafah, which sparked an explosion and fire that killed 45 people, according to Palestinian officials.
