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Troops killed one Palestinian today and injured up to 200 in violent clashes over President Trump ’s decision to dub Jerusalem the capital of Israel .

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in a “day of rage” today over Trump’s incendiary Jerusalem move.

Mohammed Al-Masri, 30, died after being hit by Israeli gunfire east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

It was the first death since clashes erupted across the Palestinian territories after US President Donald Trump said America will move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

The Israeli military said in a statement that during clashes along the border fence, soldiers “fired selectively at two main instigators” and confirmed hitting them.

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Across the Arab and Muslim worlds, thousands more demonstrators protested on Friday, the Muslim holy day, to support Palestinian outrage against Trump.

Just hours earlier on Thursday evening scoffing Trump had celebrated his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital at the White House Hanukkah Reception.

Having ordered the State Department to prepare for moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — he told the reception: “Well, I know for a fact there are a lot of happy people in this room.”

He appeared to be highlighting Israeli enthusiasm for making Jerusalem the country’s capital - ignoring the fact that millions of Muslims and most western diplomats and politicians see it as offensive.

Violence followed Gaza’s ruling armed Islamist group Hamas calling for a third intifada against Israel.

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The Israeli army said hundreds of Palestinians rolled burning tyres and hurled rocks at soldiers across the border before troops opened fire.

More than 80 Palestinians were wounded in the occupied West Bank and Gaza by Israeli live fire and rubber bullets, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service.

Dozens more suffered tear gas inhalation.

Thirty-one were wounded yesterday within 24 hours of Trump’s announcement.

As Friday prayers ended at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, worshippers made their way toward the walled Old City gates, chanting “Jerusalem is ours, Jerusalem is our capital.”

Scuffles broke out between protesters and police.

In Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus, dozens of Palestinians threw stones at Israeli soldiers who fired back with tear gas.

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In Gaza, controlled by Hamas, calls for worshippers to protest sounded over mosque loudspeakers.

Hamas has called for a new Palestinian uprising like the “intifadas” of 1987-1993 and 2000-2005 that saw thousands of Palestinians and more than 1,000 Israelis killed.

Hamas leader Fathy Hammad said: “Whoever moves his embassy to occupied Jerusalem will become an enemy of the Palestinians and a target of Palestinian factions.

“We declare an intifada until the liberation of Jerusalem and all of Palestine.”

As he spoke, protesters burned posters of Trump.

Trump’s announcement on Wednesday to move America’s embassy from Tel Aviv to disputed Jerusalem has infuriated the Arab world and upset Western allies.

Many western leaders believe his move has smashed years of delicate peace talks by ignoring Palestinian demands for east Jerusalem to be marked as their capital.