New clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters broke out on Friday morning in the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, an AFP photographer said.
Israeli police entered the compound and young Palestinians threw stones at them, according to the photographer.
Friday's clashes follow a month of deadly violence and latent tensions, as the Jewish holiday of Passover overlaps with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Around 4:00am, people threw stones at the Western Wall, the holiest place of prayer for the Jews, which is located just below the Al-Aqsa mosque, according to a police statement.
Over the past week, more than 200 people, mostly Palestinians, were injured in clashes in and around the Al-Aqsa mosque.
This led to a further escalation when Palestinian armed groups fired rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Israel retaliated with air strikes in Gaza, a besieged territory with an impoverished population of 2.3 million.
The massive deployment of police forces, as well as the growing presence of observant Jews in the holy place, were widely perceived by Palestinians and several countries in the region as a “provocation”.
Jews are allowed to visit under certain conditions, but they are not allowed to pray there, according to the status quo agreement.
Several Arab ministers met on Thursday in the Jordanian capital of Amman and condemned “Israeli attacks and violations against the faithful in the al-Aqsa mosque”.
ISRAELI COMMIT
Israel this week reiterated its commitment to the religious freedoms of Muslims on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Israel is committed to the religious freedoms of Muslims in the Temple Mount area of Jerusalem (Haram al-Sharif for Muslims) and called it a “lie” the insinuations of Palestinian terrorist groups that they seek to limit worship in the compound, under tension since last week, coinciding with the nbsp; Passover (Passover) and the large rallies for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli sources said on Wednesday.
Sources stressed that there is no change in the status quo: Muslim faithful are free to enter the Al-Aqsa mosque, where clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces left more than 170 injured on Friday and Sunday. On the other hand, it follows the prohibition for Jews to pray in the Temple Mount precinct, which they can only visit in small groups, at pre-established periods. Israel does not seek to change this situation, the sources said.
(With information from AFP)
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