Hamas Calls for Intifada as Trump's Jerusalem Embassy Move
- Leader Haniyeh reacts after Trump declares it Israeli capital
- The holy city is contested by Israelis, Palestinians
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The Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers called for a new uprising against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, while protesters burned American flags and pictures of the U.S. leader in demonstrations across the West Bank.
“We demand, call and will launch an intifada in the face of the Zionist occupation,” Ismail Haniyeh said in a speech Thursday broadcast by Al Jazeera television. “Jerusalem is being kidnapped and ripped from us.”