Israeli troops clash with Palestinian protesters in West Bank, Gaza

In the West Bank cities of Hebron and Al-Bireh, thousands of demonstrators rallied with chants of "Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Palestine", witnesses said. Some Palestinians threw stones at soldiers.

By: Reuters | Hebron | Published: December 7, 2017 8:51 pm

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An Israeli policeman aims his weapon during clashes with Palestinians at a protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (Source: Reuters)

Seventeen people were wounded by Israeli army gunfire, medics said, when Palestinian protests erupted in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Thursday after the United States recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.