More than 200 Palestinians were hurt after Israeli police firing tear gas and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing protesters in Jerusalem.
Israel has advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move that could strain ties with President-elect Joe Biden.
This year the march coincides with Ramadan, a time of heightened religious sensitivities, and follows weeks of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem. . Israel later removed the restrictions, but clashes quickly resumed amid tensions over an eviction plan in Sheikh Jarrah, an Arab neighborhood where Jewish settlers have waged a lengthy legal battle to take over properties.Israel’s Supreme Court postponed a key ruling Monday that could have led to the evictions of dozens of Palestinians from their homes, citing the “circumstances.”