In the early hours of Wednesday, Israeli police engaged in clashes with Palestinians inside Jerusalem's Old City's al-Aqsa mosque, following the recent killing of a Palestinian man outside the holy site. The Israeli police released a statement explaining that they had entered the mosque after "several law-breaking youths and masked agitators brought into the mosque fireworks, sticks, and stones."
According to the statement, once the police entered the mosque, they were met with stones being hurled at them and a large group of agitators firing fireworks from inside. The police also shared video footage of their entry into the mosque and the subsequent fireworks detonation." As per the statement, the individuals involved "fortified it hours after the Taraweeh prayer with the aim of disrupting public order and desecrating the mosque."
Early on Wednesday, Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, just days after a Palestinian man was killed outside the holy site. The clashes resulted in at least seven injuries, with two of the injured taken to hospital due to injuries from rubber bullets and assault. Israeli police said they entered the mosque after "law-breaking youths and masked agitators brought into the mosque fireworks, sticks, and stones." According to the police, a large group of agitators threw stones and fired fireworks at them from inside the mosque. The incident occurred during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and drew condemnation from Palestinian leaders and other Arab countries.
The Hashemite monarchy of Jordan, which has been the custodian of Jerusalem's holy sites since 1924, condemned the actions of the Israeli police and called on Israel to remove its forces from the mosque. The al-Aqsa mosque compound, home to one of Islam's most revered sites and the holiest site in Judaism, has now reopened for dawn prayers, and some worshipers are being allowed to enter.
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