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Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank rallied on Thursday in protests against U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called Middle East peace plan.

Demonstrators in Gaza organized two rallies where they raised banners denouncing the so-called “deal of the century” and raised slogans demanding it be scrapped.

The Hamas-run government media office staged a demonstration in front of the office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), west of Gaza.

The protesters held banners conveying their categorical rejection of the American plan and affirming Jerusalem’s status as the capital of

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