Israeli police attack Palestinians at al-Aqsa mosque in eviction protests

Zuher
Published on May 8, 2021
Israeli police stormed into the prayer room at the mosque in East Jerusalem as several hundred Palestinians stayed on after Friday prayers to protest against potential evictions of Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers.

At least 178 Palestinians and six officers were injured in the night-time clashes at Islamâ€™s third-holiest site and around east Jerusalem.

Israelâ€™s supreme court will hold a hearing on the long-running eviction legal case in Sheikh Jarrah on Monday, as nightly clashes have continued during Ramadan.