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![Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-15.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 15")
Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Mointor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-14.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 14")
Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Mointor]
![Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-13.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 13")
Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
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Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
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Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-9.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 9")
Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-8.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 8")
Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-6.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 6")
Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence with Israel on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-5.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 5")
Palestinian protesters are injured as a result of Israeli occupation forces using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse unarmed demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Israeli occupation forces fire at unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip [Mohamed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-2.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 2")
Israeli occupation forces fire at unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip [Mohamed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Israeli occupation forces fire at unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital [Mohamed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Palestinians-protest-near-the-Gaza-border-fence-16.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "2018_1-12-Palestinians protest near the Gaza border fence 16")
Israeli occupation forces fire at unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip on 12 January 2018 six weeks after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Mohamed Asad/Middle East Monitor]