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Israeli police arrest over 400 during Temple Mount clashes
Over 150 wounded on day of unrest
More than 150 people were wounded on Friday in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Israeli security forces detained over 400 Palestinian rioters, before the unrest eventually subsided.
Israeli police said that before dawn "dozens of masked men" marched into al-Aqsa chanting and setting off fireworks before crowds hurled stones towards the Western Wall – considered the holiest site in Judaism.
A Palestinian Red Crescent official said 117 people were rushed to hospitals and "dozens of other injuries" were treated at the scene. Israeli police said three officers were hurt.
According to the Israel Police, some Palestinian demonstrators also waved flags of the Palestinian Authority and Gaza's Hamas rulers, an Islamist terrorist group.
The latest clashes come after three tense weeks of deadly violence in Israel and the West Bank, and as the Jewish festival of Passover and Christian Easter overlap with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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On Thursday, Israel's army announced that crossing points with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be closed during the first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which was also the second Friday of Ramadan.
Palestinians are allowed to attend Friday prayers at al-Aqsa but had to return to the West Bank by the time the general closure begins.
Israel's Foreign Ministry stated that Israeli authorities did not enter the compound Friday morning.
“Masked men hurl stones and set off fireworks, desecrating Al-Aqsa Mosque,” it said. “Contrary to FAKE reports, police forces DID NOT enter the mosque.”
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