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Added on the 27/07/2017 20:38:02 - Copyright : AFP EN
Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Tuesday after their installation triggered deadly violence, but Muslim officials said worshippers should continue a boycott for now. IMAGES of people praying outside the holy site in protest
Israeli forces fire tear gas during clashes with Palestinians on the outskirts of Jerusalem's Old City following Friday prayers. IMAGES
Ambulances at the site of clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli military following an Israeli army raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Israeli army said it had launched drone strikes in the occupied West Bank area of Jenin as part of an "extensive counterterrorism effort" that the Palestinian health ministry said killed four residents. IMAGES
The White House is "extremely concerned" after clashes inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound and urges restraint by both Israelis and Palestinians. "It is imperative now more than ever that Israelis and Palestinians work together to deescalate tensions and restore calm," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters during a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Dozens of religious Jews, escorted by Israeli forces, enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the eve of Passover, and after a night of clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint holy site. IMAGES
Palestinians inspect the damage at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after overnight clashes erupted early in the morning inside the mosque as Israeli police said they had entered to dislodge "agitators", a move denounced as an "unprecedented crime" by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. IMAGES