Israeli security forces have arrested a number Palestinians for alleged involvement in disturbances at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. #Israel
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Israeli security forces have arrested a number Palestinians for alleged involvement in disturbances at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
#Israel arrests 7 Palestinian 'suspects' at #Jerusalem Al-#Aqsa mosque http://t.co/QabrsKWI9k pic.twitter.com/4Vyh6DIyov
— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) September 29, 2015
Palestinians and Israeli police have clashed repeatedly around the mosque, situated in Temple Mount, a sacred area for both Muslims and Jews.
VIDEO: 3 arrests amid fresh clashes in East Jerusalem’s holy Al-Aqsa mosque compound http://t.co/IFRLoNLdsT pic.twitter.com/8deTpYAH9L
— Anonymous (@YourAnonGlobal) September 15, 2015
Palestinians fear a change in the status of the Al- Aqsa Mosque, which currently forbids Jews to pray in the compound.
Israel detains 4 Palestinian girls at al-Aqsa Mosque http://t.co/i2IU2kubfG via @PressTV pic.twitter.com/r2NBY9EUUm
— Joe Catron (@jncatron) March 17, 2015
As many as 200 Palestinians have been taken into custody since the latest stand off began.