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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Heavy clashes break out between police, Palestinians on Temple Mount
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHeavy clashes have broken out on the Temple Mount between Israel Police and Palestinian rioters.
Police have entered the compound and are employing riot dispersal measures against the demonstrators.
Footage shows heavy firing of fireworks at Israeli forces as they try and confine the rioters to inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The officers appear to be preparing to allow Jewish visitors onto the site for the last time on Thursday until the end of Ramadan on May 2.
The presence of nationalist Jews on the Temple Mount has sparked extreme tensions in recent days.
ובמקביל בירושלים: כוחות נכנסו הבוקר להר וסגרו את המתפללים במסגדים תוך כדי מה שנראה כמו אמצעים לפיזור הפגנות – ככה"נ לקראת עליית היהודים להר pic.twitter.com/tp4oX3Lzif
— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) April 21, 2022
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