Responding to Rocket Fire, Israel Launches Airstrikes Into Gaza<br />In a statement, the Israeli military said its aircraft targeted four Hamas facilities, including<br />two weapons manufacturing sites, a weapons warehouse and a military compound.<br />Militants fired at least three rockets toward Israeli towns from the Hamas-controlled strip on Friday, which was declared<br />a "day of rage" by Palestinian factions protesting President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.<br />Across the Arab and Muslim worlds, thousands of protesters took to the streets Friday to express solidarity with Palestinians<br />and outrage at Mr. Trump’s reversal of United States policy.<br />Two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on the Gaza border on Friday,<br />and scores more were wounded there and in the West Bank during protests.<br />Mr. Trump also said he would begin the process of moving the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<br />For decades, Washington, like most nations, held back from recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,<br />saying its status should be determined as part of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
