Israeli bulldozers carry out controversial work on a pathway next to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, in the Old City of Jerusalem, 6 February 2007. (MaanImages/Magnus Johansson) Clashes broke out in the old city of Jerusalem on Friday as Palestinian Muslim worshippers streamed into the city for Friday prayers and to protest against Israel's ongoing excavations in the environs of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli forces stormed the Al-Haram Ash-Sharif compound after the Friday noon prayers amid intense gunfire, which resulted in the injury of 15 Palestinians and the arrest of many others. Clashes between the Israeli police forces and the Israeli border guards also resulted in the injury of at least 15 Israeli policemen.
The Israeli forces stormed the Al-Haram Ash-Sharif compound after the Friday noon prayers amid intense gunfire, which resulted in the injury of 15 Palestinians and the arrest of many others. Clashes between the Israeli police forces and the Israeli border guards also resulted in the injury of at least 15 Israeli policemen.
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