Alwaght- Israeli regime forces have shot dead four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip amid escalating tensions and protests over the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Israeli-occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Tel Aviv regime.
Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli military forces shot dead a Palestinian at Beit El checkpoint north of the central West Bank city of al-Bireh, located 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) north of al-Quds, on Friday afternoon for allegedly carrying out a stabbing attack, Arabic-language al-Aqsa television network reported.
An Israeli trooper was injured in the purported assault.
The second Palestinian, identified as Basil Ismail, was killed during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops in a town northeast of al-Quds.
Another Palestinian protester, identified as Yasir Soker, 32, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Gaza's Shejaiyah district. The other slain protester, whose identity was not immediately known, was also killed in the Gaza Strip.
The development came as separate clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers across the occupied West Bank following weekly Friday noon prayers.
The skirmishes broke out in Ramallah, al-Khalil (Hebron), Qalqilya and Beit Lahm (Bethlehem), according to local sources.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, hundreds marched after the Friday prayers on the Salah al-Dein highway, which goes from the northern borders of the Gaza Strip towards the southern borders with Egypt.
“We will not make any compromise on our interests or our religion. Our main project is the liberation of all Palestine. Our battle will continue until the full liberation of Palestine. This is the promise of God,” said Mahmoud Zahar, a senior leader of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said about 400 Palestinians were injured in the clashes.
Trump announced his decision to recognize al-Quds as Israel’s capital and relocate the US embassy in the occupied lands from Tel Aviv to al-Quds on December 6.
