As you can see in the title, I prefer not to use the language of the jihadis in calling this a ‘day of rage’. Rather, it’s really a day of tantrums by Muslims in Gaza, Judea and Samaria.
Apparently it’s gotten violent enough that the Israeli security forces have had to kill at least one Palestinian.
Here’s video of the riots from the NY Post:
Here’s more:
CNN – Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces clashed Friday in Jerusalem and the West Bank amid heightened tensions in the region and elsewhere over US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
One man, a 30-year-old Palestinian, was shot and killed during clashes in eastern Gaza, Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health said, with more than 200 people injured across the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, 50 of whom needed hospital treatment.
Most of the injuries were minor, the ministry said, adding that they were caused by bullets, rubber bullets, tear gas and asphyxiation.
An Israeli army statement said what it called violent riots had broken out in about 30 locations Friday afternoon across the West Bank and Gaza.
About 3,000 protesters have been involved in the West Bank unrest, it said, with six people arrested and about 10 injured.
In Gaza, hundreds of people have been rioting at six locations along the border with Israel, the army said, with protesters rolling burning tires and throwing rocks at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers.
“IDF soldiers are responding with riot dispersal means. During the riots IDF soldiers fired selectively towards two main instigators and hits were confirmed,” the statement said.
In the West Bank town of Bethlehem, a CNN team saw Israeli soldiers fire rubber bullets and tear gas while Palestinian protesters threw rocks, marbles and Molotov cocktails.
Tires burned, sending up thick black smoke, in a town which would normally be busy with tourists in the run-up to Christmas.
Brief scuffles broke out by the Damascus Gate entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City, where protesters chanted slogans and held Palestinian flags aloft.
Extra police units have been mobilized in Jerusalem and the Old City, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld tweeted Friday. No incident occurred inside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Friday prayers but security measures continue around the city, he said.
It’s all across the Middle East:
In Beirut, thousands of Lebanese and Palestinians marched in the streets in protest.
More than 5,000 people also took to the streets near the Palestinian refugee camp of Chatilla after Friday prayers and marched toward a cemetery where hundreds of Palestinians, including commanders, are buried.
In Turkey, more than 3,000 people gathered outside a mosque in Istanbul’s conservative Fatih district after prayers and were marching toward a park, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans protesting the US and Israel.
And in Egypt, hundreds gathered to protest at the famous Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo amid tightened security.
The protesters chanted “Down with Israel” and ”We sacrifice our blood and souls for Palestine.”
We’ll have more on this as it develops today.