Palestinians and Israeli forces have clashed at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa
Mosque for a third straight day, as Israeli forces were seen on the roof
of the holy site. Suleiman Ahmad, the president of Jerusalem’s Affairs
Department, who was at the scene, told Al Jazeera that at least 36
Palestinians were injured in the clashes early on Tuesday.
Aljazeera was there:
“They have placed snipers on the rooftops and are using
rubber bullets,” Ahmad said. The site of the mosque is revered as holy
by Jews and Muslims and is a frequent flashpoint of violence.
Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa threw stones and fireworks at the Israeli
forces and set up barricades to prevent them from closing the entrance
to the mosque. The police forces eventually closed the doors to the
mosque with the Palestinians still inside.
Israeli police were trying to allow Jewish activists to tour the
courtyards of the mosque, which in the past has stirred angry reactions
from Palestinians who fear Israel may change the rules for visiting the
Al-Aqsa compound.
Yousef Mukhaimar, the head of the Al-Aqsa worshiper movement,
Murabitoun, told Al Jazeera that Muslim Palestinians were “prohibited
from entering the mosque to pray, while Israeli settlers are allowed to
enter the mosque and roam around freely under police protection”.
“Wide areas of the mosque carpeting have been burnt as a result of
the Israeli police firing bombs, bullets and tear gas canisters inside
the mosque compound,” Mukhaimar said.
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