In pictures: Clashes over Jerusalem
'Day of rage' protests continue after US President Donald Trump decided to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, angering Palestinians.
Israeli police manhandle a Palestinian demonstrator on December 9, 2017 in East Jerusalem.
A total of four people have now been killed and dozens wounded since US President Donald Trump announced his deeply controversial decision which drew criticism from every other member of the UN Security Council at an emergency meeting on Friday.
There have been fears of a much larger escalation of violence after Hamas leader Ismail Haniya called for a new Palestinian intifada or uprising and analysts have been anxiously watching what happens next.
Women react as an Israeli mounted policeman disperses Palestinian protesters on December 9, 2017, in East Jerusalem.
A relative of Mahmoud al Masri, a 30-year old Palestinian man who was killed the previous day in clashes with Israeli troops, mourns during his funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 9, 2017.
There were fresh clashes on Saturday as Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank hurled stones at Israeli troops who responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds.
In Gaza, mourners vented their anger at the funeral of one of two people killed by Israeli troops during clashes at the border fence on Friday.
Israeli police detain a Palestinian protester on December 9, 2017, in East Jerusalem.
Israeli policemen ride their horses towards a crowd of women and children in East Jerusalem on December 9, 2017.
Palestinian demonstrators react to tear gas fired by Israeli troops at a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. December 9, 2017.
The Israeli army said around 4,500 Palestinians "participated in violent riots" along the Gaza-Israel border.
It said that troops shot at "dozens" of what it said were ringleaders of the disturbances.
In the West Bank, thousands of Palestinians took part in riots, with 28 arrested and about 65 wounded, the army said.
Relatives of a Palestinian man, who was shot dead during clashes with Israeli troops on Friday, mourn during his funeral in Gaza Strip. December 9, 2017.
A little girl cries during a funeral in Gaza Strip. December 9, 2017.
Palestinian women protest Donald Trump after his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, December 9, 2017, East Jerusalem
Israeli police detain a Palestinian protester on December 9, 2017 in East Jerusalem.
Israel has long claimed all of Jerusalem as its indivisible capital, while the Palestinians see the annexed eastern sector of the city as the capital of their future state.
Its status is the most sensitive issue in the decades-long conflict.
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