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The clashes on the Esplanade of the Mosques in Jerusalem, in pictures

2021-05-13T17:26:21.052Z


The escalation of violence during the month of Ramadan in Jerusalem has entered the day with the greatest tension this Monday. At least 215 Palestinians have been injured, of which 153 have had to be hospitalized, according to the Red Crescent.


  • 1 Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel in Gaza.

    The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for launching seven projectiles.

    The alarms forced the suspension of a Jewish nationalist march in the Old City MAHMUD HAMS AFP

  • 2More than 200 Palestinians were injured this Monday in strong clashes with the Israeli Police on the Esplanade of the Mosques, after days of riots in the city, which today marks another day of tension for the Israeli commemoration of Jerusalem Day.

    Mahmoud Illean AP

  • 3A Palestinian helps a protester wounded amid the clashes at the Al Aqsa mosque on Monday.

    The clashes with Israeli police officers began in the morning and ended with "215 injured," according to the Red Crescent emergency service, which specified that more than 153 had to be evacuated to city hospitals or transferred to their clinic. campaign.

    AHMAD GHARABLI AFP

  • 4A group of Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces inside the Al Aqsa mosque complex.

    Among the injured, four of them are in serious condition, detailed a spokesman for the Red Crescent.

    Mahmoud Illean AP

  • 5 Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists and settlers marched this afternoon with the Star of David flag through the Old City of Jerusalem.

    The provocative tour of the Muslim quarter from the iconic Damascus Gate, where tension soars every year, was banned by the police.

    The nationalist parade was finally diverted towards the Jaffa Gate, through the Christian and Armenian neighborhoods, in the direction of the Wailing Wall, to avoid passing through the most conflictive areas.

    GIL COHEN-MAGEN AFP

  • 6 An injured person is taken by ambulance during the clashes in Jerusalem, this Monday.

    The morning riots also spread around the Esplanade of the Mosques and the streets of the Old City.

    DPA via Europa Press DPA via Europa Press

  • 7Several Palestinians clash with security forces at the Al Aqsa mosque complex.

    This day is especially tense due to the commemoration of Jerusalem Day, in which the Israelis celebrate what they consider the reunification of the city in 1967, which for the Palestinians was the beginning of the occupation.

    Mahmoud Illean AP

  • 8Israeli police detain a Palestinian during the clashes in Al Aqsa on Monday.

    In the afternoon, a large march is planned for the Old City, in the occupied eastern part of the city, by Jewish ultra-nationalists, which could exacerbate tensions.

    AMMAR AWAD REUTERS

  • 9A policeman points a gun at a Palestinian, along with an injured Orthodox Jew who crashed his car near the Lion's Gate on Monday.

    The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has denounced this Sunday that up to 29 children have been injured in the riots between Palestinian protesters and the Israeli police in East Jerusalem, while up to eight minors have been detained.

    OPEN SULTAN EFE

  • 10An injured Palestinian is evacuated during clashes with Israeli police in the compound that houses the Al Aqsa mosque.

    AMMAR AWAD REUTERS

  • 11A camera operator falls to the ground during clashes in the complex that houses the Al Aqsa Mosque, this Monday.

    AMMAR AWAD REUTERS

Source: elparis

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