Hundreds of Palestinians are taking part in protests on the West bank of the river Jordan and the Gaza Strip against the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the U.S. President Donald Trump, TASS reports quoting Israeli defense army.
The document says that several hundred Palestinians continue to participate in protests in five main hearths of activity in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The border police and army in all these regions keep the sources of unrest under control.
The level of confrontation is shrinking. The army clarified that protests involving several dozens of people are now in particular at the entrances to the cities of Ramallah, Tulkarm and Bethlehem in the West Bank. Police said they dispersed a demonstration in one of the districts of East Jerusalem after attempts by several dozen protesters to block the road.
The Israeli police are on duty in Salah-ad-Din Street, where in the morning of December 9 clashes led to wounding of 12 people.
The ambulance crews take out the victims as a result of conflicts.
A group of young people are throwing stones on Israeli soldiers. In response, the military throws them grenades with tear gas. Collisions are captured by numerous journalists dressed in body armor and gas masks.
Several protesters were injured and were taken from the place by ambulance crews.
At the same time, Ramallah continues to live an ordinary life - cars are driving past skirmishes, many of which are signaling as a token of support for the actions of young people.
In the Gaza Strip, the army estimates that some 4,500 Palestinians participated in violent riots in six different regions along the border. According to the army press service, during the riots the soldiers selectively shot at some instigators in the Gaza Strip and some shots were confirmed.
At the same time, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were shot in the sector during the protests, three others received gunshot wounds. According to the Ministry of Autonomy, during the Friday protest actions, nearly 1.1 thousand Arabs suffered, including from gas poisoning.
