Israel's army on Monday said it launched airstrikes on Gaza in response to rockets fired by Hamas militants after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a religious site in Jerusalem.
Israel's army on Monday said it launched airstrikes on Gaza in response to rockets fired by Hamas militants after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a religious site in Jerusalem.
As of Monday night, roughly 150 rockets had been fired from Gaza, with "dozens" being intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system, according to the Israel Defense Forces.. The clashes started at the beginning of Ramadan, almost a month ago, when Israeli police put up barriers to stop people sitting in the Damascus Gate plaza, a popular gathering area during Ramadan.
An Israeli police officer holds his weapon as he stands in front of an injured Israeli driver moments after witnesses said his car crashed into a Palestinian on a sidewalk during stone-throwing clashes near Lion's Gate, just outside Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. / Credit: ILAN ROSENBERG/REUTERS
Jordan and other Arab nations in the region have condemned both the planned evictions in East Jerusalem and the Israeli security forces' heavy-handed response to the protests.
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