Israeli forces clash with Palestinians after prayers
- 9 years ago
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Israeli forces clashed with stone-throwing Palestinian youths in several flashpoints in the West Bank after Friday (November 21) prayers, but Jerusalem remained largely quiet.
While thousands of Muslim worshipers attended unrestricted prayers on Friday in Al-Aqsa, Hamas supporters in the West Bank city of Hebron clashed with Israeli soldiers after prayers in support of the holy site revered by Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount.
Israel lifted an age restriction on worshippers seeking to hold prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday and the weekly prayers remained largely calm, with no major incidents reported.
But near the West Bank city of Ramallah at Qalandiya checkpoint Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli soldiers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd.
Visits by far-right Israelis to Jerusalem's most sacred compound - where al-Aqsa mosque now stands- have also raised
Israeli forces clashed with stone-throwing Palestinian youths in several flashpoints in the West Bank after Friday (November 21) prayers, but Jerusalem remained largely quiet.
While thousands of Muslim worshipers attended unrestricted prayers on Friday in Al-Aqsa, Hamas supporters in the West Bank city of Hebron clashed with Israeli soldiers after prayers in support of the holy site revered by Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount.
Israel lifted an age restriction on worshippers seeking to hold prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday and the weekly prayers remained largely calm, with no major incidents reported.
But near the West Bank city of Ramallah at Qalandiya checkpoint Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli soldiers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd.
Visits by far-right Israelis to Jerusalem's most sacred compound - where al-Aqsa mosque now stands- have also raised