The number of people injured yesterday during the clashes that took place mostly on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem rose to at least 175 Palestinians and six Israeli policemen. This is one of the most serious violent confrontations in recent years in occupied East Jerusalem, the scene of a renewed tension that also worries Washington. Tens of thousands of faithful gathered in the Spin of Mosques - called the Temple Mount by the Jews - for the last great Friday prayer before the end of the month of Ramadan. It was at that point that clashes broke out between the Palestinians, who also used firearms, and the Israeli police, who threw stun grenades and shot the demonstrators with rubber bullets.
At least a dozen protesters injured in the face. "Hundreds of rioters threw stones, bottles and other objects at the agents who reacted," said the Israeli police, whose spokesman, Wassem Badr, spoke of "violent unrest". Clashes also occurred in the nearby Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where daily night demonstrations against the possible eviction of Palestinian families in favor of Israeli settlers have resulted in clashes with the police in recent days. The Red Crescent reported that at least four Palestinians were seriously injured. At the moment, a fragile calm seems to have returned to East Jerusalem.