A Palestinian demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus was seen throwing rocks at Israeli troops when a protest near the West Bank city of Ramallah turned violent today.
Clashes near between Israeli military and Palestinian protesters have been virtually non-stop since U.S. President Donald Trump decided to publicly recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6.
Earlier today, Israels defence minister said the country is 'ready to pay the whole price' for Trump's move.
'It was clear to us that the US President's declaration (on Jerusalem) will have a price, and I repeat, we are ready to pay the whole price,' Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday.
Speaking during a visit to a military base near the Gaza border, he added: 'This determination (on Jerusalem) is important.
'We will not tolerate any leakage' of rockets fired from Gaza at Israel.'
At least 15 rockets or projectiles fired at the Jewish state from the Gaza Strip in the past two weeks.
A number have fallen inside the Palestinian enclave itself or been intercepted by Israel's missile defence systems, but a few have hit Israel.
They have caused minor damage but no injuries, although the attacks have raised fears of a new round of confrontation with Gaza's rulers Hamas, with which Israel has fought three wars since 2008.
The Israeli army believes the rocket fire from Gaza has not come from Palestinian fundamentalist group Hamas, with whom they currently have a ceasefire agreement, but from more radical Islamist groups, broadly called Salafists.
Lieberman said Hamas had arrested Salafists in recent days, but there has been no confirmation of this from Hamas.
Source: DailyMail
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