Palestinians protested on Wednesday following the announcement of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate the US embassy to the ancient city from Tel Aviv, contradicting the spirit of the “two-state solution” to Israel-Palestine hostility advocated by most of the international community.
Local reporters told Sputnik on Thursday that over 100 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli security forces, which occurred amid protests in the West Bank and Gaza.
“The number of those injured in the West Bank rose to 104 people. Four of those wounded were injured with regular bullets, and 18 people [were wounded] with rubber bullets,” Irab Fuqaha from the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.
Over 70 people people were injured after the Israeli forces used tear gas on the protesters, according to Fuqaha.
Gaza Healthcare Ministry spokesman Ashraf Qidra said that seven people had been injured in clashes with the military on the enclave’s border. The condition of one Palestinian woman was assessed by the medics as critical, the official added.