Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gaza border Friday, as tens of thousands of people joined new protests against Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. On Friday, two men were killed in clashes east of Gaza City, the Palestinian health ministry said. Yasser Sokar and Ibrahim Abu Thurayeh, 32 and 29, became the fifth and sixth Palestinians to be killed in Gaza since Trump’s announcement. Four were killed in clashes, while two Hamas fighters died in an Israeli air strike. He said, however, the effectiveness of the Israeli forces and the Palestinian security forces´ ongoing cooperation with them had ensured the protests in the West Bank remained relatively minor.

Source: Pakistan Today December 15, 2017 16:41 UTC