At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Church on Friday, and the recent spate of violence has sparked fears that it could lead to more conflicts. from rubber bullets, grenades and battering rifles, said the Palestine Red Crescent, at a critical juncture in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Conflicts in Al-Aqsa
Israeli security forces were on high alert after a series of attacks on Arab roads across the country two weeks ago. Conflicts on the Al-Aqsa buildings in the Old walled City of Jerusalem pose a threat to the recurrence of a major catastrophe such as last year’s Gaza war. The Al-Aqsa building sits on the plains of the Old City East of Jerusalem, which Israel took to the east. 1967 Middle East war, also by Muslims known as al-Haram al-Sharif, or The Noble Sanctuary, and among the Jews as Temple Mount.
Israeli police said
In a statement, Israeli police said hundreds of Palestinians hurled explosives and stones at their party and at a Jewish prayer center on the Western Wall in the Old City after the morning prayer for Ramadan. and retreat (the crowd again) and allow other worshipers to leave the area safely. “He added that three police officers were injured in the clashes.
Police have arrested hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett’s spokesman said on Twitter. We are working to restore peace, to the Temple Mount and to all Israel. In line with that, we are preparing for any situation and the security forces are ready for any task, “Bennett said. Israel in an effort to stem the tide of violence.
Military entry into West Bank cities
Hamas demanded that Israel release about 500 people it had detained on Friday, halted “offensive” visits by Jewish groups at the Al-Aqsa mosque, and put an end to military attacks in West Bank cities.
As a sign of tensions, Israel has released all but 100 detainees, Palestinians said. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaking on the violence in the sanctuary, said it was “fully and completely responsible for Israel and this crime and its consequences.”
Intervene in the international community
The international community must intervene immediately to “stop Israeli violence against the Al-Aqsa mosque and prevent unrest,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who controls Israeli-occupied West Bank. . Jordan, whose Hashemite monarchy is the custodian of Muslim and Christian sanctuaries in East Jerusalem, has condemned Israeli police attacks on the site as “blatant violation”. we maintain complete control of the site.
U.S. Department spokesman Ned Price said tensions should be reduced. “We urge all parties to exercise restraint, refrain from provocative acts and speak out, and to preserve the historical context of Mount Haram al-Sharif Temple Mount,” he said in a statement.
Wennesland, the UN special envoy for peace in the Middle East, has called on all parties to “help calm the situation, avoid spreading provocative speeches and speak out against those who seek to exacerbate the situation”. Last year, there were nighttime clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police during a month of Muslim fasting. Threats of evacuation of Palestinians from East Jerusalem and attacks by Al-Aqsa police have helped spark an 11-day Israeli-Gaza war that killed more than 250 Palestinians in Gaza and 13 people in Israel.
Since last month, Israeli forces have killed 29 Palestinians during an attack on the West Bank after Palestinian militants killed 14 Israelis in a series of attacks on Israeli cities. Jews as the site of two ancient temples. Israel claims the whole of Jerusalem as its eternal capital. The Palestinian people want to make East Jerusalem, which includes its Muslim, Christian and Jewish sanctuaries, the capital of the world to come.
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