The head of UNRWA, the UN agency for “Palestinian refugees”, on Friday said that Palestinian Arabs are in a "state of shock" over US President Donald Trump’s peace plan and voiced fears of a surge in violence.

"We certainly have serious concerns that it will result in an escalation in clashes and in violence," said Christian Saunders, acting head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, according to AFP.

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