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Protests begin in Israel
On Thursday, December 7, hundreds of Palestinian demonstrations took place in the West Bank. Demonstrators in Gaza burn banners of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli and US flags, AP reported . The leader of the Hamas group called for a new armed uprising. This is the reaction to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.
In the West Bank, crowds of protesters set fire to tires and hurled rocks at Israeli troops. In the city of Bethlehem, troops fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. In Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian government, protesters set tires on fire. Rallies were held in other cities in the West Bank.
US President Donald Trump announced that the US will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6. He noted that he made such a decision in the interests of the United States, as well as to establish peace between Israel and Palestine. Members of the UN Security Council will meet on Friday, December 8, for an emergency meeting.
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