In a second mural, he hugs and kisses an Israeli military watchtower, with hearts coming from his mouth and his left arm reaching around the structure attached to the wall.
It wasn't clear if the work seen on Friday in the city of Bethlehem was indeed done by Banksy. It mimics the image of Trump touching the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holy prayer site for Jews, on his visit to the region in May.
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli man as he worked at a supermarket south of Tel Aviv in what police called a "terror attack" that critically wounded the employee.
In a speech bubble, Trump is shown telling the concrete wall "I'm going to build you a brother" - a reference to his plans to build a wall between the USA and Mexico, possibly inspired by Israel's controversial barrier.
A ministry spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for the information. It said the wall is needed to keep suicide bombers and gunmen from entering Israel.
Amnesty International says Israel's decades-long policy of detaining Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza inside Israeli jails, and depriving them of family visits is "cruel" and a violation of international law.
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Thousands of government supporters gathered in the capital Caracas to cheer and wave flags as the members took office. Maduro says a transcript of a January phone call between Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and U.S.
Since October 2015, Palestinians have carried out a wave of stabbing, shooting and vehicle-ramming attacks against Israelis.
The Israel Security Agency uncovered a money-laundering scheme that transferred funds to Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank from Turkey via Hebron.
Trump has said he wants to broker the ultimate deal but the Palestinians have little hope that he is an impartial broker.
Palestinians say the barrier, which slices off about 10 percent of the West Bank, amounts to a land grab that stifles people's movement.
On Wednesday, Salah al-Bardawil, a member of Hamas's influential political bureau said that the new push for intra-Palestinian reconciliation was necessary due to "the voices of the Palestinian masses who revolted in Jerusalem and won the Battle of the Al-Aqsa Gates".



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