UN has rejected the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

UN has rejected the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital. The decision was taken at a special United Nations Security Council meeting last night. The UN move is expected to set off alarms about the risk of escalating conflict in West Asia. The UN in a statement, at the end of the meeting said the status of Jerusalem must be determined through negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to reach at a final status agreement.

Widespread protests continue in West Asia in the wake of US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters held demonstrations in Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Tunisia and Iran. Protesters also rallied in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia.

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed two Hamas militants today, as unrest simmered across the Palestinian territories over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. A total of four people have been killed and dozens wounded since Trump announced his deeply controversial decision which drew criticism from every other member of the UN Security Council at an emergency meeting yesterday.

The Israeli military said, today's pre-dawn air strike on a base of Hamas's military wing in Nusseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, was one of several. It followed three rocket attacks last night from Gaza into southern Israel.