31 wounded in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site
An upsurge of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in recent weeks has raised fears of a relapse into a broader conflict, like last year's Gaza war

Jerusalem: At least 31 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli police at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday, Palestinian medics said, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence at a site revered by Muslims and Jews alike.
The Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service said 14 Palestinians had been taken to hospital, two with serious injuries.
Israeli police said its forces intervened when hundreds of people began hurling rocks and fireworks and drew close to the Western Wall, where Jewish worship was underway.
An upsurge of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in recent weeks has raised fears of a relapse into a broader conflict, like last year's Gaza war.
Last Friday, more than 150 Palestinians and several Israeli police officers were injured in similar clashes at Al-Aqsa, Palestinian medics and Israeli police said.
The conduct of Israeli security forces that day "raises serious concerns that the use of force was widespread, unnecessary and indiscriminate," a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.
Palestinians accuse Israel of restricting Muslim worship at Al-Aqsa mosque - the third holiest site in Islam and known to Jews as the Temple Mount - while not doing enough to enforce a long-standing ban on Jewish prayerthere. Israel rejects this accusation.
As in previous years, Israel is halting Jewish visits during the final days of Ramadan, starting Friday, an Israeli official said. Traditionally, Muslim attendance at the compound increases during the final days of the fasting month.
Al-Aqsa compound sits atop the Old City plateau of East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and annexed in a move that has not won international recognition.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of a state they seek to establish in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
SOURCE: REUTERS

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