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.
Tag: Temple Mount (Jerusalem)
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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.
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Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinian Militants in West Bank After Rise in Attacks
The Israeli authorities said the men were killed in a shootout. The security forces have ramped up their operations after a wave of violence.