West Bank clashes in wake of Mideast plan

Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters clashed Thursday in the West Bank city of Hebron as protests continue against a Mideast plan announced by US President Donald Trump, which strongly favours Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the plan on Tuesday.

The protesters burned photos of the leaders of Qatar, Oman and Bahrain whose ambassadors in the US took part in the unveiling ceremony of Trump's Mideast plan.

The plan would create a Palestinian state in parts of the West Bank, but would allow Israel to annex nearly all of its settlements in the occupied territory.

It would allow the Palestinians to establish a capital on the outskirts of east Jerusalem but would leave most of the city under Israeli control.

The annexation would be widely seen as a violation of international law, but there would be no way to hold Israel accountable outside of the United Nations Security Council, where the US wields a veto.