Tens of worshippers were wounded yesterday when the Israeli army and police broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacked Palestinians inside, eyewitnesses reported
According to locals "many worshipers suffocated from inhaling tear gas and others were bruised after the Israeli forces beat them up with batons."
The injured are being treated inside Al-Aqsa Mosque and the medical centre.
The Israeli forces tried to break into the mosque yesterday morning angering Muslim worshippers and prompting clashes.
An official in the Islamic Waqf who spoke on the condition of anonymity said: "The Israeli army seems to be trying to evacuate Muslim worshippers from the mosque to allow Jewish settlers to storm the mosque."
The Israeli forces and settlers gathered outside the Maghrabi Gate in the western wall which the settlers use to storm the mosque.
Hundreds of Palestinian Jerusalemites and Palestinian citizens of Israel gathered in the mosque to prevent the settlers from storming it.
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This year have seen much more low level conflict. Things can easily spin out of control as these type of situations is hard to contain and manage.
I think unfortunately a third intifada is brewing
Al Aqsa is a muslim site, if jews push on to it and antagonise the palestinians what do you expect, the entire site should be patroled by Palestinian security not israeli
For over 1000 years muslims have defended this site against invaders, whether crusaders or IDF