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Donald Trump hails scheduled opening of US embassy in Jerusalem, calls it 'a great day for Israel'

US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the scheduled opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem as "a great day for Israel," even as deadly clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces on the Gaza border.

Two killed on Gaza-Egypt border in confrontation between Hamas and rival Islamist militant

A Hamas security man and a member of a rival Islamist militant group were killed on Thursday in a confrontation in the Gaza Strip near the Palestinian enclave's border with Egypt, security sources said.

Egypt to open Gaza border ahead of Eid

A Gaza official says Egypt is opening its border crossing with the Hamas-ruled coastal territory for three days ahead of a major Muslim holiday this weekend.