Dozens of Palestinians wounded in clashes with Jerusalem police as tensions boil over
Nir Hasson and Jack Khoury - May. 7, 2021 6:12 PM - Updated : May. 7, 2021 10:42 PM - Haaretz.com
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Dozens of Palestinians were wounded Friday as clashes erupted at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in a serious escalation in tensions that have been building up in Jerusalem over the past weeks.
The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said 53 people were wounded in clashes with police there and elsewhere in Jerusalem, including 23 who were hospitalized. It says most were wounded in the face and eyes by rubber-coated bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades.
The clashes were the latest in a deadly day that saw Israeli forces shoot and kill two Palestinians after three men opened fire on an Israeli base in the occupied West Bank.Israeli police were standing by as tens of thousands packed in the mosque on the final Friday of Ramadan and many stayed on to protest in support of Palestinians facing eviction from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers.
Some 70,000 worshippers attended the final Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa, the Islamic endowment that oversees the site said. Thousands protested afterwards, waving the green flags of the Islamic militant group Hamas and chanting pro-Hamas slogans before dispersing peacefully.
Tensions boiled over after the evening prayer, when hundreds of Palestinian worshippers began hurling stones and other objects at the Israeli forces, who responded with riot gear.
Israeli police said six officers involved in the clashes required medical attention.
Video footage shows worshippers throwing chairs, shoes and rocks toward the police and officers responding by opening fire.
Sheikh Jarrah protest
Meanwhile, in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, dozens partook in the weekly demonstration against the eviction plans, which over the past weeks attract more crowds and attention.
Police said they dispersed the crowd after some of the protesters started hurling stones. Two demonstrators were detained, and two were wounded by stun grendaes.
Sheikh Jerrah ce soir
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Charles Enderlin
@Charles1045
L’esplanade des mosquées - Al Aqsa. Ce soir 7 mai.
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akhbarelbalad
@akhbarelbalad_
الان الشرطة تغلق ابواب المسجد القبلي على المصلين ويبدو ان الليل طويل على #الاقصى .
Maintenant, la police ferme les portes de la mosquée aux fidèles et il semble que la nuit sera longue #الاقصى .#اخبار_البلد_2021
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סולימאן מסוודה سليمان مسودة
@SuleimanMas1
La police tire une grenade assourdissante à l’intérieur de la mosquée al-Aqsa.
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#Jerusalem