Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces clash in West Bank before expected ground offensive
Violence between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces has erupted in several areas of occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, as
“Tribes of Jordan, sons of Jordan, brothers and sisters of Jordan … This is a moment of truth and the borders are close to you, you all know your responsibility,” he said. The Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that thousands gathered in the Jordanian capital Amman, but did not spread further after a ban on protest near the border areas with the West Bank.
At the entrance to the Al Aqsa compound, Israeli security forces checked Muslim worshippers identification cards, preventing anyone under the age of 60 from entering. A small crowd formed as those hoping to pray continued to try to enter.“I am going to pray at the mosque whatever happens. I am 54 but maybe I will pass as older … I will try. They can kill us but they can’t keep us away from here,” said Abu Jihad, a construction worker from Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem.
The evacuation notice issued in the early hours of Friday sent panic through civilians and aid workers already struggling under intense Israeli airstrikes, and a blockade in which no food, fuel or medical supplies is being allowed in.In the order, the Israeli military told the estimated 1.1 million civilians in northern areas around Gaza City to flee further south into the enclave, a narrow coastal territory. Israel’s directive charged that Hamas militants were hiding in tunnels under the city.
On Friday, a trickle of Jewish worshippers also made their way to the Western Wall, at the exterior of the al-Aqsa mosque complex, and the holiest accessible site in Judaism. People perform Friday prayers on the street as Israeli police prevent them from entering the Old City and the al-Aqsa mosque complex in East Jerusalem.“I don’t think they represent a lot of people, not everyone follows their views but I can understand their frustration,” said a young Jewish worshipper in Adidas tracksuit bottoms clutching a prayer book near the Western Wall. “I can see why they’re problematic, but I don’t think they’re the reason for any sort of uprising.
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