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22:45, 08-Dec-2017
At least four Palestinians killed after 'Day of Rage' over Trump's Jerusalem move
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At least four Palestinians have been killed. Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday, and two others were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Israel launched airstrikes on Saturday after rockets were fired toward Israeli towns on Friday. Two Hamas group members were killed in the airstrike, reported Reuters citing a Hamas source.
The Israeli military said in a statement they targeted four facilities belonging to the Hamas group: "Two weapons manufacturing sites, a weapons warehouse, a military compound."
Palestinian looks at a militant target in his apartment that was damaged in an Israeli airstrike, in the northern Gaza Strip December 9, 2017. /Reuters Photo
Palestinian looks at a militant target in his apartment that was damaged in an Israeli airstrike, in the northern Gaza Strip December 9, 2017. /Reuters Photo
In Friday's protest, one Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border. The second man later died of wounds, Reuters reported citing a Gaza hospital official.
Dozens of other people were also injured as the "Day of Rage" protests continue across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military said hundreds of Palestinians were rolling burning tires and throwing rocks at soldiers across the border.
"During the riots, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers fired selectively towards two main instigators and hits were confirmed," the army statement said.