Wafa--  Shops, banks, schools, government offices and businesses were shut down heeding the call by the political forces for the strike. Public transportation has also joined the strike. Excluded from the strike were hospitals and clinics and some educational facilities.

Pence, a pro-Israel evangelical Christian who pushed for recognition of Al-Quds as Israel’s capital and is a strong advocate of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Al-Quds, is expected to visit Al-Buraq Wall, one of the walls of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds Old City, on Tuesday provoking strong Palestinian protest.

Israel refers to the wall as the Western Wall and says it is revered to Jews.