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Police officers clash with protesters outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on May 09, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Palestinians and Arab Israelis held demonstrations on Sunday night against Israeli policies in Jerusalem, with fierce clashes continuing in the capital. At least 25 people were wounded and 23 people arrested.
The latest violence came a day before a contentious Jerusalem Day march was set to go ahead, despite reported warnings from security officials that the event could lead to a major further escalation in violence.
Clashes broke out again between Israeli forces and Palestinian demonstrators in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Sunday night, which has emerged as a flashpoint due to the potential eviction of several dozen Palestinian residents in favor of right-wing Jewish nationalists.