Israeli police say they have arrested seven Palestinians
over suspected involvement in violence at Jerusalem’s most sensitive
holy site the previous day.
Spokeswoman Luba Samri
said on Tuesday that the suspects were connected to Monday’s riots in
which Palestinians barricaded themselves inside a mosque at the site and
then threw firebombs and rocks at officers outside during a major
Jewish holiday.
The hilltop compound in Jerusalem’s
Old City is a frequent flashpoint and its fate is a core issue at the
heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It’s known to Jews as the
Temple Mount, site of the two biblical Jewish temples. Muslims revere it
as the Noble Sanctuary, where they believe the Prophet Muhammad
ascended to heaven.
Recent violence at the site has raised worldwide fears of widespread unrest.
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