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The confrontations began on the night of 4 April, when a few hundred Palestinians barricaded themselves in the Al-Aqsa mosque after Ramadan prayers amid concern that Jews might head to the Temple Mount to perform a ritual sacrifice, despite its prohibition. [10] In response, Israeli police raided the mosque in riot gear.
The Temple Mount is the holiest place on earth for Jews, a place where God manifested, and where the First and Second Temple stood. The mount, in Jewish mystical belief, is also the beginning and the end of the world. In contrast, the Muslims view the site as holy and are apprehensive regarding a possible Jewish takeover.
On May 8, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Israel will make its own decisions concerning Jerusalem and the Temple Mount after Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas said "“Ra’am’s position in the coalition, as regards the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, will be based on the results of the joint Israeli-Jordanian-international meetings ...
Following a decision by the Temple Mount Faithful to lay the cornerstone for the Temple, mass riots erupted, [4] In the ensuing clashes, 17 Palestinians died, [a] more than 150 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli security forces, and more than 20 Israeli civilians and police were wounded by Palestinians. [6]
An uptick in violent incidents started in September 2000, after Israeli politician Ariel Sharon made a provocative visit to the Temple Mount; [15] [14] the visit itself was peaceful, but, as anticipated, sparked protests and riots that Israeli police put down with rubber bullets, live ammunition, and tear gas. [16]
On 27 July, Israel removed the new security measures from the Mount, which led to the Waqf telling Muslims they could return to pray inside the compound. [8] 113 Palestinians were reportedly injured in clashes with police after thousands of Muslims returned to pray at Temple Mount. [9] Within an 11-day period, eleven people had died due to the ...
Israeli police responded with arrests of rioters and sporadic age-based restriction of access to the Temple Mount. Several dozen rioters, police and Israeli civilians have been injured. The Al-Aqsa compound sits atop the Temple Mount , the holiest site in Judaism , and is also the site of the existing al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock , and ...
Both Israel and Palestine frequently accuse the other of planning to commit genocide. [14] [15] American counterterrorism analyst Bruce Hoffman, writing for The Atlantic, suggested the attacks were carried out with genocidal intent, pointing to Hamas' founding charter from 1988, which called for the destruction of Israel and featured antisemitic language.