Protests ahead of Trump visit to Bethlehem

Not everyone in Bethlehem was as pleased to see Donald Trump as Mahmoud Abbas.

Here, Palestinian protesters shout slogans outside the Church of the Nativity during a demonstration in support of the hunger strikers.

Palestinian officials say some 1,500 prisoners are participating in the hunger strike that began on 17 April, with detainees ingesting only water and salt. Israeli authorities have put the number at around 1,200.

On Monday a a general strike in solidarity with the prisoners paralysed east Jerusalem as well as West Bank cities and suburbs, with shops closed and both public and private sector employees refusing to work.