Hamas calls for 'third intifada' after violent riots in Jerusalem and West Bank
Hamas leaders, both in Gaza and abroad, have called for the start of the third intifada - or Palestinian uprising - after violent riots with live fire erupted throughout Jerusalem and the West Bank last night, The Telegraph reported.
Violence flared up as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets, rioting and protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Approximately 10,000 people marched from Ramallah to Jerusalem, where they clashed with Israeli police.
The incendiary atmosphere comes amid a backdrop of an Israeli cabinet meeting scheduled for later today, where a decision will be taken whether or not to accept the 5-day ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas.
In Gaza, over 800 people have been killed, and many thousands have been injured, displaced and rendered homeless since the beginning of the violence over three weeks ago.