Thousands of Palestinians are pitching another temper tantrum today against Israel, setting fires and throwing rocks at IDF forces. Of course they are still angry over Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel:
TIMES OF ISRAEL – Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators held violent protests along the Gaza Strip’s border and in the West Bank Friday afternoon, hours after a rocket barrage from the Hamas-run territory disrupted a ceremony for a slain Israeli soldier held by the Gaza terror group.
Riots were reported in nine different locations along the Gaza border, with demonstrators hurling rocks at Israeli security forces and in some instances attempting to damage the border fence, the army said.
Soldiers responded with non-lethal means, as well as with live fire in several incidents in which the army said central instigators were targeted. Health officials in Hamas-controlled Gaza said at least five people were hurt.
Violent demonstrations were also reported in numerous places in the West Bank, with protesters throwing rocks, setting tires on fire and hurling Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces. Security forces were responding with tear gas and other riot dispersal means, the army said.
Palestinians reported that dozens of people suffered injuries from tear gas and smoke inhalation.
Mass demonstrations have become a weekly occurrence since US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6. However, the protests have been dwindling in size from week to week, and Reuters reported that numbers appeared to be further diluted on the fourth weekend of riots.
Aside from all of the clashes today, this is the most despicable thing that these terrorist did today:
Earlier Friday, Gaza terrorists fired three rockets from Gaza at Israel, in what appeared to be an attack deliberately timed to coincide with a ceremony marking the 24th birthday of an IDF soldier who was killed in the Gaza war of 2014, and whose remains are held by Hamas.
The rockets were fired at the Sha’ar Hanegev and Sdot Hanegev regions of southern Israel on Friday afternoon. Two of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, while the third struck near a building in a community in the area, causing damage.
The launches were also directed toward the area where the ceremony was being held, at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, overlooking the place where Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul was killed in 2014. They sent audience members scrambling for cover, though the the ceremony was later resumed.
Here’s video of the crowd running when they get warning of the rocket attack. Skip to about 2:30 into the video: