Israeli police raided Al\u002DAqsa Mosque in Jerusalem\u0027s Old City early Wednesday and attacked worshippers, Palestinian media reported.
The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported that dozens of worshippers, who spend all the night in Ramadan praying, were injured when the police raided the mosque.
”It was an unprecedented scene of violence in terms of police brutality and intention to hurt the youths,“ he said, denying police claims that young men were hiding fireworks and rocks. He added that the police prevented all men under 50 years old from passing through the Old City’s gates leading to the compound for the dawn prayers.
In Gaza, Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad also called for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Israel to go and gather around Al-Aqsa Mosque and confront Israeli forces.
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