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Dozens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli police that erupted when the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem was opened to Jewish visitors.Dozens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli police that erupted when the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem was opened to Jewish visitors.
A police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, told AFP that Palestinians threw "stones and firecrackers" at police when they opened the walled compound's gates on Wednesday. A police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, told AFP that Palestinians threw stones and firecrackers at police when they opened the walled compound's gates on Wednesday.
Rosenfeld said police responded with stun grenades and closed the complex to the Jewish visitors after a small number had toured the site.Rosenfeld said police responded with stun grenades and closed the complex to the Jewish visitors after a small number had toured the site.
An AFP correspondent at the scene said dozens of Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and stun grenade canisters, and were staying inside the mosque out of fear they would be arrested when leaving.An AFP correspondent at the scene said dozens of Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and stun grenade canisters, and were staying inside the mosque out of fear they would be arrested when leaving.
The compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, is revered as the location of the biblical Jewish temples and is considered Judaism's holiest place.The compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, is revered as the location of the biblical Jewish temples and is considered Judaism's holiest place.
It also houses the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.It also houses the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.
Rosenfeld said the situation on "Temple Mount" – the Jewish term for the complex – was "calm again" and police had left the site.Rosenfeld said the situation on "Temple Mount" – the Jewish term for the complex – was "calm again" and police had left the site.
He noted that in a separate incident elsewhere in the Old City a police officer was lightly wounded by stones thrown by Palestinians.He noted that in a separate incident elsewhere in the Old City a police officer was lightly wounded by stones thrown by Palestinians.
Non-Muslim visits to the al-Aqsa complex are permitted and regulated by police, but Jews are not allowed to pray at the site.Non-Muslim visits to the al-Aqsa complex are permitted and regulated by police, but Jews are not allowed to pray at the site.
Jews are marking Passover, a seven-day holiday which in ancient times was marked by mass pilgrimage to the Temple Mount.Jews are marking Passover, a seven-day holiday which in ancient times was marked by mass pilgrimage to the Temple Mount.
On Monday, police arrested five Jews suspected of intending to sacrifice a goat at the al-Aqsa mosque complex in an attempt to reenact an ancient Passover ritual. On Monday police arrested five Jews suspected of intending to sacrifice a goat at the al-Aqsa mosque complex in an attempt to re-enact an ancient Passover ritual.
Jewish fringe groups have vowed to build a third temple, but Israeli political and religious authorities have repeatedly dismissed the idea.Jewish fringe groups have vowed to build a third temple, but Israeli political and religious authorities have repeatedly dismissed the idea.
In a separate incident in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, three Palestinians were killed and five wounded in an explosion training camp belonging to Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, east of the city of Khan Yunis, witnesses said. In a separate incident in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday three Palestinians were killed and five wounded in an explosion training camp belonging to Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, east of the city of Khan Yunis, witnesses said.
The three killed were already dead on their arrival at hospital, and all were in their 20s, Hamas's health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP. The other five were in serious condition, he said. The three killed were already dead on their arrival at hospital, and all were in their 20s, Hamas's health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP. The other five were in a serious condition, he said.