JERUSALEM: Israeli police say they have arrested 19 Palestinians as clashes broke out at a contested Jerusalem holy site.
Police say dozens of Palestinians participated in a prayer protest Tuesday, attempting to breach a section of the compound that has been closed by Israeli court order for years.
Palestinian medics reported that several protesters were injured in the standoff.
The incident follows a similar scuffle on Monday in which Palestinians tried to break the gate that Israel placed on the closed area last week.
The compound, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, is considered the holiest place in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam.
Any trace of Israeli security interference in the shrine, home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, can ignite violence.
Israeli police arrest 19 Palestinians at Jerusalem holy site
Israeli police arrest 19 Palestinians at Jerusalem holy site
Syrian authorities arrest more Daesh members in Damascus Governorate
- Multiple explosive devices, various weapons seized in Jadidat Al-Shaybani, village in Barada Valley
LONDON: Syrian authorities have arrested members of a Daesh cell in the Damascus Governorate as they intensify efforts to protect national security.
The Syrian Arab Republic’s Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday that two members of a cell had been arrested — along with the seizure of multiple explosive devices and various weapons — in Jadidat Al-Shaybani, a village located in the Barada Valley.
The news follows Monday’s capture of two members of Daesh, who are accused of being behind the deadly bombing of a mosque in an Alawite area of Homs in December.
The Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of “Ahmed Attallah Al-Diab and Anas Al-Zarrad, who belong to the Daesh terrorist organization and are responsible for the bombing that targeted the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi Al-Dahab neighborhood (of Homs).”
