GAZA — Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed two Palestinians on Saturday as Palestinian protests continued on Saturday. In Manama, A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a boon to extremists. In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Palestinians set fire to tires and threw stones at Israeli troops, who used tear gas. In East Jerusalem about 60 people demonstrated near the walled Old City, where paramilitary border police and officers on horseback tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, speaking at the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain, said, “These issues are a gift to radicalism. Radicals and extremists will use that to fan the language of hate,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said at the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain. Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid Al-Khalifa said the decision threatens the peace process and will disrupt all initiatives and negotiations to reach the final solution. “It is a clear violation of international resolutions that affirm the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people,” Al-Khalifa said at the Manama Dialogue conference. He said East Al-Quds is an occupied territory whose occupation must be ended. He stressed the importance of preserving the pivotal role of the United States to reach a two-state solution based on the resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative. Al-Khalifa said the security and stability of the region face many serious challenges, particularly the spread of terrorists, whether supported by some countries or sponsored by violent non-governmental organizations in the region. The minister said the coup militias in Yemen have refused to play any positive role in building the country, have turned against the legitimate regime and sought to establish a terrorist state subject to Iran, which must not be allowed. He referred to Hezbollah’s terrorist activities in Lebanon. — Agencies