JERUSALEM: Israel vowed on Sunday to restore order in Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinian protesters were wounded in a weekend of clashes with Israeli forces, as a key court hearing on a flashpoint property dispute was postponed.
The area around the Al Aqsa mosque has seen several nights of violence, the worst since 2017, fuelled by a years-long bid by Jewish settlers to take over nearby Palestinian homes in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.
Ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would “decisively and responsibly impose law and order in Jerusalem”.
Amid growing international calls for a de-escalation, Tunisia said the UN Security Council was to hold a closed-door meeting on Monday, at its request, on the violence.
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May 10, 2021
Israel vowed Sunday to restore order in Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinian protesters were wounded in a weekend of clashes with Israeli security forces, while the justice ministry put off a key court ruling on a flashpoint property dispute.
Consecutive nights of violence around the revered Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City has been the worst since 2017, fuelled by a years-long bid by Jewish settlers to take over nearby Palestinian homes in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.
Ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel “would decisively and responsibly impose law and order in Jerusalem”.
Pope urges end to clashes in Jerusalem
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May 10, 2021
JERUSALEM: Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in annexed east Jerusalem, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police have left scores of Palestinians injured.
After delivering his Regina Caeli prayer Sunday from the window overlooking St Peter’s Square, the Pope said he was “following with particular concern the events that are happening in Jerusalem”.
“I pray so that this might be a place of encounter and not violent clashes, a place of prayer and of peace,” he said.
“I invite everyone to seek shared resolutions so that the multi-religious identity and multi-culture of the holy city might be respected and so that fraternity might prevail”.
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Hundreds of Palestinians wounded in Jerusalem as Israeli forces launch attack
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Sunday May 09, 2021
Palestinian protesters run from stun grenades fired by Israeli security forces outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem´s Old City on May 8, 2021. AFP/Emmanuel Dunand.
Some 121 Palestinians were wounded in Saturday s overnight attack, many hit by rubber bullets and stun grenades, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would decisively and responsibly impose law and order in Jerusalem .
Four Arab countries that normalised ties with Israel over the past year the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan all condemned Israel s actions and voiced support for the Palestinians.