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Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel, military says

Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel for a second day on Thursday, the Israeli military said, after a police raid at a Jerusalem flashpoint holy site triggered crossborder fire and stoked fears of further escalation.

Reuters

Rockets Fired from Gaza Raise Tension as Passover Begins

Palestinian fighters fired a barrage of rockets early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens in southern Israel, as violence erupted for the second day in a row during a sensitive period of overlapping holidays. The barrage came after another tense night at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque,…

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Israel blasted after riot police attack worshippers in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque

Shock and outrage grow as video of armed police beating worshippers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan goes viral. Israeli authorities claim they were trying to detain "law-breaking juveniles" who had "barricaded themselves" inside the compound.

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Israeli raid at Al-Aqsa mosque risks igniting violence, Arab League says

The Arab League on Wednesday strongly condemned an Israeli police raid on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, saying it put regional stability at risk.

Reuters

World reaction to Israeli attack at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Violence at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Raises Fears of Escalation

Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season. Palestinian militants in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting repeated Israeli airstrikes. The fighting, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rockets fired from Gaza after Israeli raid on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli police have entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque by force in a dawn raid, clashing with worshippers and drawing condemnation from Arab countries.

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Al-Aqsa mosque: Palestinians injured and arrested in Israeli police raid

Israeli police have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and beating Palestinian youths who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday seasons

The Independent UK

Factbox-Where is Al Aqsa mosque and why is it so important in Islam?

A Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Wednesday has triggered a furious reaction from Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and the wider Arab and Muslim world.

Reuters

What’s behind the Ramadan raids at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Israeli forces regularly storm Al-Aqsa Mosque as worshippers visit the site during Ramadan.

Al Jazeera

Arab World Condemns Israeli Forces’ Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Arab world condemned on Wednesday a raid by Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The Saudi Foreign Ministry "expressed the Kingdom’s condemnation and rejection of the blatant storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound", saying "these practices undermine peace efforts." "Such actions violate international principles and norms regarding respect…

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Forces 'storm Islam's third-holiest site' during Ramadan as soldiers 'beat worshippers'

Israeli police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City in an early morning raid were 400 people were praying inside as tensions mount as Jewish and Islamic holidays overlap

Daily Mirror

Jerusalem: Clashes inside Al Aqsa mosque as Israeli police fire stun grenades

The Independent UK

Top Rabbi Moves to Prevent Sacrifice at Flashpoint Jerusalem Site

A top Israeli rabbi moved Tuesday to prevent Jewish activists from breaking a ban on holding a traditional Passover sacrifice at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in annexed east Jerusalem. The move by the rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinowitz, comes amid fears of violence at the holy site…

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Israel Strikes 'Hamas' Sites in Response to Rockets Fired from Gaza

The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck weapons manufacturing and storage sites in the Gaza Strip belonging to Hamas, setting off ground-shaking explosions heard across the blockaded coastal strip. “This strike was carried out in response to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory earlier,” it…

The Independent UK

Violence at Jerusalem mosque prompts fears of wider fighting

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Saudi Arabia Condemns 'Blatant' Israeli Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by the Israeli army, assaulting worshipers and arresting several on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry “expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and rejection of the blatant storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound", saying "these practices…

France 24

More than 350 arrests after clashes erupt inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli police arrested more than 350 people early Wednesday after clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque, a police spokesperson said.

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Al Jazeera

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque raid

At least 12 Palestinians injured and over 400 arrested in violent raid by Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The Independent UK

Israeli police clash with worshipers at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police have raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and attacked Palestinian worshippers, raising fears of wider tension as Islamic and Jewish holidays overlap

Reuters

Violence erupts again at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque a second time on Wednesday, witnesses said, hours after the arrest and removal of more than 350 people in a police raid at the compound and despite a U.S. appeal to ease tensions.

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Israel Detains Passover Sacrifice Campaigner as Al-Aqsa Tensions Simmer

An Israeli campaigner for Jewish prayer rights at the Jerusalem compound that houses Al-Aqsa mosque was detained on Monday, in an apparent bid to preempt any attempt to hold a Passover sacrifice at the site while Palestinians mark Ramadan. The compound, revered by Jews as a vestige of their two…

Reuters

Israel detains Passover sacrifice campaigner as Al Aqsa tensions simmer

An Israeli campaigner for Jewish prayer rights at the Jerusalem compound that houses Al Aqsa mosque was detained on Monday, in an apparent bid to preempt any attempt to hold a Passover sacrifice at the site while Palestinians mark Ramadan.

The Guardian - UK

Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem

Israeli settler movement is making life harder for Jerusalem’s Palestinians and erasing Christian character of holy city

Reuters

Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, striving to maintain presence

Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, facing an increasing struggle to maintain their status in the Holy City in the face of the expansion of Jewish settlements and repeated acts of violence.

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