Access to al-Aqsa limited, tight security for Jewish festival
Israeli police mass in Jerusalem after clashes
Israeli police mass in Jerusalem after clashes
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies)
Police massed in Jerusalem's Old City on Monday following clashes with Palestinians near al-Aqsa mosque compound and as tens of thousands of Jews were expected to attend a religious ceremony.Authorities restricted access to the compound to Muslim men aged 50 and over, with no restrictions for women, after Sunday's clashes in which seven Palestinian protesters were injured and three arrested.Thousands of security officers deployed in and around the Old City, particularly in the vicinity of the compound which is holy to both Muslims and Jews, and the Western Wall, the main Jewish pilgrimage site also known as the Wailing Wall.Israeli police and Palestinian protesters on Sunday clashed near the mosque compound, a flashpoint site sacred to Muslims and Jews that saw similar unrest a week ago.
Police massed in Jerusalem's Old City on Monday following clashes with Palestinians near al-Aqsa mosque compound and as tens of thousands of Jews were expected to attend a religious ceremony.Authorities restricted access to the compound to Muslim men aged 50 and over, with no restrictions for women, after Sunday's clashes in which seven Palestinian protesters were injured and three arrested.Thousands of security officers deployed in and around the Old City, particularly in the vicinity of the compound which is holy to both Muslims and Jews, and the Western Wall, the main Jewish pilgrimage site also known as the Wailing Wall.Israeli police and Palestinian protesters on Sunday clashed near the mosque compound, a flashpoint site sacred to Muslims and Jews that saw similar unrest a week ago.
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