Press. voanews.com
A Palestinian
man was killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza Friday during clashes in a "Day
of Rage" called for by Palestinians after the United States recognized
Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The health
ministry confirmed Mahmoud al-Masri, 30, was killed in clashes along the
Israel-Gaza border. The Israeli military confirmed that it shot two people in
Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, accusing them of being "main
instigators" of "violent riots."
Israeli police
fired tear gas at Palestinian protesters in Bethlehem Friday as the "Day
of Rage" called for by Palestinian factions got underway. Additional
security forces were called into Jerusalem following U.S. President Donald
Trump's announcement Wednesday that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and the
U.S. plans to move its embassy there. Israel considers all of Jerusalem to be
its capital. The Palestinians want the eastern part of Jerusalem for its
capital of a future independent state.
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