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Jerusalem clashes 'may ignite violence beyond its walls' - UN | Jerusalem clashes 'may ignite violence beyond its walls' - UN |
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A UN envoy has warned that unrest in Jerusalem "may ignite violence beyond its walls" after clashes continued for a third day. | A UN envoy has warned that unrest in Jerusalem "may ignite violence beyond its walls" after clashes continued for a third day. |
UN Special Envoy Nickolay Mladenov urged all leaders "to ensure visitors and worshipers demonstrate restraint and respect" at holy sites. | UN Special Envoy Nickolay Mladenov urged all leaders "to ensure visitors and worshipers demonstrate restraint and respect" at holy sites. |
Israeli police clashed with protesters at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. | Israeli police clashed with protesters at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. |
The compound is the holiest site in Judaism, and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest site. | |
The holy compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is a source of religious and political tension between Israel and the Palestinians. It is a frequent flashpoint for violence. | |
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AP that police entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound early in the morning to disperse protesters who had stayed inside the mosque overnight. | Police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AP that police entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound early in the morning to disperse protesters who had stayed inside the mosque overnight. |
The protesters threw projectiles at officers, Ms Samri said, adding that two Palestinians were arrested and five police officers were slightly injured in the violence. | The protesters threw projectiles at officers, Ms Samri said, adding that two Palestinians were arrested and five police officers were slightly injured in the violence. |
Twenty-six Palestinians were injured on Tuesday, none of them seriously, the Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency unit, Amin Abu Ghazaleh, told Reuters. | Twenty-six Palestinians were injured on Tuesday, none of them seriously, the Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency unit, Amin Abu Ghazaleh, told Reuters. |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to convene an emergency ministerial meeting on Tuesday evening at the end of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to convene an emergency ministerial meeting on Tuesday evening at the end of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. |
Tensions have been running high in the city since Israel Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon earlier this week banned two Muslim groups which confront Jewish visitors to the compound. | Tensions have been running high in the city since Israel Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon earlier this week banned two Muslim groups which confront Jewish visitors to the compound. |
Mr Yaalon said the groups were the main sources of tension and violence at the site and said banning them was necessary to public order. | Mr Yaalon said the groups were the main sources of tension and violence at the site and said banning them was necessary to public order. |
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