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Get email notification for articles from Yaniv Kubovich Follow May. 9, 2021 12:54 PM Security officials have warned politicians that holding Jerusalem Day events as usual could fan the flames in East Jerusalem and cause the violence that has erupted in the area in recent days to intensify. In a situational assessment meeting with government officials, senior defense representatives asked to change the date of the traditional Jerusalem Day Flag March, or to at least limit the number of participants and change the route, so as not to pass through tense areas of the city. If Jews enter the Temple Mount on Monday, violence could spread to Gaza and the West Bank, the security officials said. ....
Jerusalem tensions high as at least 80,000 gather at Al-Aqsa Police say several officers were wounded when Palestinians hurled stones at the forces; earlier, busses of Israeli Arabs were stopped by police on the way to protest in Jerusalem; Hamas calls for solidarity protests on Gaza border Reuters , Ynet | Published: 05.08.21 , 23:03 Israel said it has beefed up security forces in Jerusalem on Saturday in anticipation of more confrontations with Palestinian protesters, a day after fierce clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque. At least 80,000 Palestinians gathered again at the compound after dark fell for the sacred Muslim night of Laylat al-Qadr. Tensions have mounted in the city, the West Bank and Gaza throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid growing anger over the potential eviction of Palestinians from Jerusalem homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers. ....