JERUSALEM, Apr 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians clashed with Israeli police forces yesterday, at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, leaving more than 100 Palestinians wounded.
“Hundreds of rioters participated in the clashes,” the Israeli police said in a statement.
According to Palestinian health officials, over 100 Palestinians have been injured, so far, in the clashes, while the Israeli police reported that three officers were slightly wounded.
Thousands of worshippers gathered at the entrance to the holy compound, since the early hours of yesterday.
Tension between Israel and the Palestinians has flared up in the West Bank and East Jerusalem over the past three weeks, as the Jewish festival of Passover overlap with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Last year, clashes in Jerusalem led to an 11-day conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip.– NNN-WAFA
