Dec 6, 2017 - World

Protestors react to Trump's Israel announcement

Protests raged in Gaza City and West Bank early this week in response to President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. He officially made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon.

A protestor holds torn representations of American and Israeli flags during a protest at the Unknown Soldier Square in Gaza City. Photo: Adel Hana / AP

Palestinian demonstrators burn representations of Israeli and American flags during a protest in Gaza City. Photo: Khalil Hamra / AP

Palestinian burn a poster of the U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in Bethlehem, West Bank. Photo: Mahmoud Illean / AP

Palestinians holds posters of the U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in the West Bank City of Ramallah. Photo: Majdi Mohammed / AP

Women chant slogans and hold Palestinian flags during a protest at the Unknown Soldier Square, in Gaza City. Photo: Adel Hana / AP

A girl with a Palestinian flag and Arabic that read "Jerusalem is for us" painted on her face chants slogans during a sit-in in the Bourj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: Bilal Hussein / AP

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