Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man near the Gaza border, the first confirmed death in two days of unrest. More than 80 Palestinians were wounded in the occupied West Bank and Gaza by Israeli live fire and rubber bullets, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appeared defiant. The status of Jerusalem has been one of the biggest obstacles to a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians for generations. “With respect to the rest of Jerusalem, the president … did not indicate any final status for Jerusalem.

Source: Egypt Independent December 08, 2017 20:48 UTC