Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank for the fourth Friday in a row in protests against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinian health officials said at least 20 protesters were wounded by live fire, mostly along the Gaza border. The spokeswoman said about 4,000 Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza, some throwing rocks and fire bombs and setting tires alight, confronted Israeli soldiers who responded mainly by firing tear gas. In Gaza, demonstrators chanted “Death to America, death to Israel, and death to Trump” and militants fired rockets into Israel, drawing strikes by Israeli tanks and aircraft. A UN General Assembly resolution passed on Dec. 21 rejected Trump’s Jerusalem declaration.

Source: Pakistan Today December 29, 2017 15:56 UTC