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Scores injured, 1 dead as Palestinians hold "Day of Rage" over Jerusalem

JERUSALEM/GAZA - Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated, scores were hurt and at least one killed in clashes with Israeli troops on a "day of rage" on Friday against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Across the Arab and Muslim worlds, thousands more demonstrators took to the streets on Friday, the Muslim holy day, expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and outrage at Trump's reversal of decades of U.S. policy.
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man near the Gaza border, the first confirmed death in two days of unrest.
People burn a t-shirt depicting an American flag during a protest against Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, on Dec. 8 outside the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece.
Palestinian Americans and supporters demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, on Dec. 8 in Detroit, Michigan.
Protesters, one holding a placard with a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in a rally after Friday prayers Dec. 8 in Istanbul, Turkey, against his decision to recognise Jerusalem at the capital of Israel. 
Protesters raise a banner urged to move US embassy from Indonesia during the demonstration at the United States (US) Embassy on Dec. 8 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli and American flags during a demonstration against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the al-Azhar mosque in Cairo on Dec. 8. 
Demonstrators take part in a protest outside the US Embassy on Dec. 8 in London, England. 
Protesters demonstrate outside the U.S. embassy against President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Dec. 8 in Berlin, Germany.
People participate in a protest against the U.S. President's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, on Dec. 8 in Amman, capital of Jordan.
Israeli police officers push away a Palestinian woman during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on Dec. 8.
A demonstrator wears a head band reads "Free Jerusalem" during a protest against U.S. President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, after Friday prayers at Haci Bayram Mosque in Ankara, Turkey, on, Dec. 8.

Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli and American flags during a demonstration against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the al-Azhar mosque in Cairo on Dec. 8. 

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