Clashes erupt at Al-Aqsa Mosque
JERUSALEM (AFP/Reuters) – Clashes broke out at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday after police entered to arrest Palestinians who had hurled rocks at visitors they believed were Jewish extremists.
The confrontation added to tension running high after Israel’s announcement of a plan to include religious sites in the…
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