Hundreds of people are barricading themselves inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque Saturday night and preparing for confrontations with the Israel Police, according to multiple media reports.
Police had said earlier they expected the unrest, with the Hamas terror group claiming that Jews were going “to assail the Western Wall” tomorrow — as part of Passover’s priestly blessing — while claiming Al-Aqsa is in danger.
Jordan is warning Israel to avoid a violent evacuation of those holed up inside the mosque, saying this will only lead to greater violence.
Scenes of violent clashes inside the mosque earlier this week are believed to have instigated further violence in Israel and the West Bank and were followed by rocket barrages from both Gaza and south Lebanon.
Palestinian man said shot dead by IDF troops in West Bank
A young Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Palestinian health officials say.
According to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry, 20-year-old Ayed Azzam Salim was shot by soldiers near the town of Azzun.
There is no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces on the incident.
IDF says three rockets launched from Syria at Golan Heights, with one landing in Israeli territory
The Israel Defense Forces says three rockets were launched from Syria at the Golan Heights a short while ago.
One of the rockets crossed the border and landed in an open area near the northern Israeli town of Meitsar.
The other two projectiles apparently fell short in Syria, with some reports suggesting one landed in Jordan.
The Iron Dome air defense system was not used as the projectiles were headed for an unpopulated area, the IDF says.
Three rockets were launched from southern Syria at the Golan Heights on Saturday night, with one landing in Israeli territory, the military said.
The Israel Defense Forces said one of the rockets crossed the border and landed in an open area near the northern Israeli town of Meitsar. An incoming rocket alert was activated in an open area near the town shortly before, the IDF said.
One of the other two projectiles fell short in Syria, with the second landing in Jordan.
The Iron Dome air defense system was not used as the projectiles were headed for an unpopulated area, the IDF said.
The IDF did not immediately respond to the attack.
The attack came as tensions soared across the region, with a barrage of rockets from Lebanon on Thursday morning; tit-for-tat rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and Israeli strikes; clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Temple Mount; deadly terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank; as well as a suspected Iranian drone launched from Syria earlier in the week.
Amid a multifront escalation of violence, 34 rockets were launched into Israel from Lebanon Thursday, with five landing inside Israel, four with unknown impact sites, and the rest downed by the Iron Dome. Two people were lightly injured by shrapnel. Later on Thursday, another two rockets were launched from Lebanon at Israel, causing no injuries or damage.
Israel blamed the Hamas terror group for the rocket fire, as well as volleys of rockets fired from Gaza. Its air force carried out strikes in both Gaza and Lebanon on Thursday night in retaliation.
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