Police say that so far 10 people have been arrested for disorder as thousands gather in the capital for the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March.
Some of those arrested include left-wing activists who blocked a highway heading to Jerusalem, police say, adding that others were detained after “provocations” and clashes with Palestinians in the Old City.
Police forces in Jerusalem are being bolstered by Border Police officers and volunteers to ensure the safety of the highly contentious event.
Police breaking up scuffles between Jewish and Palestinian youths in Old City
Fighting begins to break out in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter, with the police intervening between the shouting and pushing Jewish and Palestinian youth.
Police give chase to a group of Palestinian teens, as a Jewish teen yells “whore” at the Palestinians and a Palestinian returns the insult.
Police recommend shopkeepers in Muslim Quarter of Old City close up shop
Clashes reported between Jewish, Arab passersby in Jerusalem’s Old City
Local reporters say that some small clashes and scuffles have broken out between Jewish marchers in the annual Flag March and Arabs in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Photos show religious Jewish youth kicking and fighting with Arabs along the parade route as police attempt to intervene, although it was not clear what provoked or set off the argument.
Leaders of Pakistan, Iran hold first meeting in 10 years
The top leaders of Pakistan and Iran inaugurate the first border market as relations warm between the two countries, officials said.
Located in the remote village of Pashin in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, the marketplace is the first of six to be constructed along the Pakistan-Iran border under a 2012 agreement signed by the two sides.
In a televised meeting, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, sitting next to Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, assures him Pakistan will do its best to improve security along the Iranian border. He adds that both sides agree to enhance trade and economic ties, and extends an invitation to Raisi to visit the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Iran-Pakistani relations have been contentious because of cross-border attacks by Pakistani militants along their shared border.
Police begin closing streets ahead of Jerusalem Day Flag March
The Israel Police are beginning to close a number of major streets in the capital ahead of the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March.
The major thoroughfares to be shut include King George and Keren Hayesod as well as Ben Zvi, Bezalel, Agron, King Solomon and several others.
Light rail service near the Old City will also be halted. Streets are slated to reopen around 7 p.m. at the conclusion of the events.
Over 3,000 police officers are expected to be deployed across the city for the march, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of largely Orthodox Jewish nationalists
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