clashes broke out on the Esplanade des Mosques

In Jerusalem, the clashes began at dawn on Friday April 15 on the Esplanade of the Mosques, the third holiest site in Islam. Dozens of young Palestinians threw stones towards the Wailing Wall, a place of prayer for the Jewish community. The Israeli police quickly intervened, using tear gas and rubber bullets.

The violence continued inside the al-Aqsa mosque. A provocation for the Palestinians, at the start of Ramadan. “It is an intrusion into a sacred place for Muslims, especially at this time. The Israeli occupation continues, it is brutal and tyrannical“, criticizes a man. The balance sheet of this day of clashes amounted to more than 150 wounded on the Palestinian side, and three on the Israeli side. In addition, more than 400 people were arrested. Calm has since returned; the authorities Israelis want to prevent the situation from degenerating like last year, at the same time, in the same place.”The Israeli Police do their job, in order to maintain security, public order and all religious practices on the Temple Mount“, Explain Waseem Bader, Israeli police spokesman.