Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, raising fears of wider fighting

Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, raising fears of wider fighting

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said dozens of worshippers who were spending the night praying were injured in the police raid…Israeli police stormed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinian youths who hurled firecrackers at them in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season. Palestinian militants in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting repeated Israeli airstrikes.

 

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