Riots Break Out (Again) In Jerusalem

Palestinian youths hurl stones at Israeli police during clashes in Jerusalem’s old city.
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Israeli Police, Arabs Clash Near Jerusalem Mosque — Yahoo News/Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police stormed Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound Sunday, hurling stun grenades at Palestinians who threw rocks at them in another outbreak of violence at the holy city’s most sensitive site.

A medic for the Palestinian Red Crescent said 18 Palestinians were injured. Police reported that three officers were hurt.

The unrest, following a similar incident a month ago, did not appear to herald any immediate slide into widescale violence that could disrupt U.S.-led efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, suspended since December.

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More News On Today’s Riots In Jerusalem

Police clash with Palestinians at Al-Aqsa compound — AFP
Israeli police storm Jerusalem’s holiest site – Yahoo News/AP
Israeli Police, Palestinians Clash Near Jerusalem Mosque — Voice of America
Police in standoff at Jerusalem shrine — CBC
Israeli police, Arabs clash at Jerusalem holy site — China View
Arrests at holy site in Jerusalem — BBC
Israeli police raid Aqsa compound — Al Jazeera
Arab violence resumes on Temple Mount — JTA
Hamas accused of inciting J’lem riots — Jerusalem Post

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