New clashes on the esplanade of the Jerusalem mosques

This Friday, clashes between Palestinians and Israeli policemen have been recorded again on the esplanade of the mosques, in East Jerusalem, after the great Muslim prayer on Fridays in which a multitude of Palestinians have participated. Shells have been fired at the deployed Israeli forces.

“Hundreds of people have thrown stones and Molotov cocktails at the officers, who responded,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement, without specifying whether the police had dispersed the protests.. According to journalists present in the area, the police have responded with flash grenades and rubber bullets.

It was precisely in the Old City, a holy place for Islam, where violent riots took place almost two weeks ago, which led to the worst escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas since 2014 and which only a few hours ago seemed to end thanks to the announcement of a truce.

The death toll of the Israeli offensive during 11 days in the Gaza Strip amounted to 232, including 65 children, according to the Ministry of Health of the Hamas-controlled enclave.. In Israel, 12 people have died, including two minors.