Clashes rock flashpoint Jerusalem mosque compound

Israeli police clashed with stone-throwing protesters inside Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. “Dozens of masked protesters threw stones and firecrackers at security forces who then entered the Temple Mount and pushed the demonstrators back inside the mosque,” the spokeswoman said, using the Jewish term for the compound, which is revered by both faiths. Israeli police again closed access to the mosque for the second time since 1963, in retaliation for the killing of a prominent right-wing Jewish activist. The move has provoked outcry from Israel’s Arab population.

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