The flare-up followed a rise in tensions over holy places in Jerusalem and a deadly wave of Arab attacks in Israel, answered by a lethal Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank.
Tag: Palestinians
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Israeli Police Stop Muslim Worshipers From Entering Holy Site
Brief clashes broke out Sunday in side streets near the Aqsa Mosque compound, two days after violence at the site left more than 150 people injured.
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Israel Steps Up Raids in Palestinian Territories in Response to Attacks
At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in a widespread Israeli military operation in the West Bank, launched in response to a string of attacks in Israel that killed 14 people.
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Clashes Erupt at Jerusalem Holy Site on Day With Overlapping Holidays
Calm returned after more than 150 people were injured and hundreds were arrested by the Israeli police on Friday, when Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincided for the first time in thirty years.
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Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Erupt in Jerusalem as Holidays Converge
The violence broke out at the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, on the first day of a rare concurrence of Ramadan, Passover and Easter.