West Bank April 21 (IANS) Palestinian protesters came into confrontation here on Friday with Israeli troops deployed in this important West Bank city media reports said.
A photographer captured images of demonstrators blocking roads with burning tires and hurling stones at Israeli soldiers who responded with tear gas.
Friday s incidents follow earlier protests over US President Donald Trump s December 2017 decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel Efe reported.
The announcement sparked demonstrations in the occupied Palestinian territories and across Muslim-majority nations throughout the region.
Though 80 per cent of the Hebron jurisdiction is under the control of the Palestinian Authority Israel maintains a military presence to protect a Jewish settlement in the city s old quarter.
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