New skirmishes on Saturday night pitted Palestinians and security forces on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem after a call for calm from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The clashes were, however, less intense than the previous days, according to an AFP journalist on the spot.
Six Palestinians were injured, five of whom were treated on the spot, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
In East Jerusalem, an occupied Palestinian sector annexed by Israel, hundreds of police officers were deployed on the outskirts of the Old City on Saturday to prevent further violence after days of clashes involving far-right Jews, Palestinians and forces of the United Nations. order, the most important in years.
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Some light clashes took place at the Damascus Gate, one of the main accesses to the mosque esplanade located in the Old City, after the last prayer of the day, in this month of Ramadan.
Palestinians threw water bottles at the police who responded with stun grenades.
Young Palestinians also burned dumpsters in the streets adjacent to Damascus Gate.
Around 100 Palestinians also threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the Qalandiya crossing point between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, police reported.
Visit to the United States postponed for the Chief of Staff
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We want above all to ensure respect for law and public order (...) We now demand that the law be respected and I call on all parties to calm,
" Netanyahu had launched a few hours earlier in a statement. after an emergency meeting of security officials.
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Mr. Netanyahu also declared that the Israeli army was "
ready for all scenarios
" in the Gaza Strip, after about 30 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave in southern Israeli territory on Friday night. see you Saturday.
In retaliation, military tanks, fighter jets and helicopters targeted Hamas positions, according to the army.
Three more rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening, one of which was intercepted by the Israeli missile shield, one exploded in a vacant lot, and one fell in the Gaza Strip, according to the army.
Faced with tensions, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi decided to postpone his planned visit to the United States.
Clashes in recent days in Jerusalem began after police prevented Palestinians from sitting on the steps surrounding the Damascus Gate, a place where they meet in the evenings during Ramadan.
And when far-right Jews planned to protest nearby, many Palestinians saw it as a provocation.