Masked youths discharged fireworks in the direction of Israeli police near Jerusalem’s most important mosque on Friday and police charged the mosque compound to confront them, Reuters Television footage showed.
It was not immediately clear if the entry of the police happened before or after the fireworks.
An Israeli police spokesman said firecrackers and stones were lobbed at police at al-Aqsa mosque compound “for an unknown reason”. Police were clearing the compound in response, he said.
The compound, which Jews also revere as vestige of their two ancient temples, is a frequent flashpoint of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
The Zionist regime on Saturday welcomed a announcement by the Dominican Republic that the Caribbean country may consider moving its embassy to al-Quds (Jerusalem) from Tel Aviv.
An Israeli court has ruled that a Palestinian family be evicted from their home in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, which is mainly populated by Palestinians, in a case filled by an Israeli settler organization.
Israeli authorities have locked up a Palestinian child in solitary confinement for nearly four weeks after abducting him from the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, local media reports say.
Israeli authorities have locked up a Palestinian child in solitary confinement for nearly four weeks after abducting him from the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, local media reports say.
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