Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Israeli soldiers and police have hurled stun grenades at Palestinian
worshippers after entering the holy Haram al-Sharif compound in
Jerusalem.

Violence erupted on Sunday morning after Israeli police opened one of
the walled compound's gates to non-Muslim visitors after dawn prayers.

The Palestinians had remained in the courtyard of the al-Aqsa mosque
in anticipation of an incursion by groups of Jewish extremists.

The Haram al-Sharif, which includes the al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome
of the Rock, is Islam's third holiest site and is known to Jews as the
Temple Mount. Although non-Muslim visitors are permitted, Jews are not
allowed to pray at the site, even under Israeli law.

 

Palestinians have protested around the holy site since calls by an Israeli politician to usurp sovereignty [AFP]