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Jerusalem issue: Protests staged in Muslim countries
The Hamas urged Palestinians to abandon peace efforts and launch a new uprising against Israel in response to US President Donald Trump?s recognition of Jerusalem as its capital. The Israeli military said it was reinforcing troops in the occupied West Bank, deploying several new army battalions and putting other forces on standby, describing the measures as part of its ?readiness for possible developments?. The Protests so far have been scattered and largely non-violent. But dozens of Palestinians gathered at two points on the Gaza border fence with Israel and threw rocks at soldiers on the other side. Inside Gaza, thousands of Palestinians rallied, some chanting: ?Death to America! Death to the fool Trump!? and burning tyres. Trump reversed decades of US policy on Wednesday by recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, imperiling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting the Arab world and Western allies alike. The status of Jerusalem, home to sites holy to the Muslim, Jewish and Christian religions, is one of the biggest obstacles to reaching a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. ?We should call for and we should work on launching an intifada (Palestinian uprising) in the face of the Zionist enemy,? Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a speech in Gaza. Haniyeh, elected the group?s overall leader in May, urged Palestinians, Muslims and Arabs to hold rallies against the US decision on Friday, calling it a ?day of rage?. Naser Al-Qidwa, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and senior official in his Fatah party, urged Palestinians to stage Protests but said they should be peaceful. Trump announced his administration would begin a process of moving the US Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a step expected to take years and one that his predecessors opted not to take to avoid inflaming tensions. Other close Western allies of Washington, including France and Britain, have been critical of Trump´s move. Pope Francis has called for Jerusalem´s status quo to be respected, while China and Russia have also expressed concern. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council will meet on Friday in emergency session to discuss the decision by US President Donald Trump. The talks ? requested by eight nations ? will begin at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), but there are other items on the agenda, so the Jerusalem issue may not come up until the late morning, said Japan, which holds the council´s rotating presidency. Bolivia, Britain, Egypt, France, Italy, Senegal, Sweden and Uruguay requested the talks. They have also asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to open the meeting with remarks. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Jerusalem issue: Protests staged in Muslim countries || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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