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1990 Temple Mount killings. Coordinates: 31°46′34.45″N 35°14′8.08″E. The 1990 Temple Mount killings, or the Al Aqsa Massacre, also known as Black Monday, [1][2][3] took place in the Al-Aqsa compound on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem at 10:30 am on Monday, October 8, 1990, before Zuhr prayer during the third year of the First Intifada.
2023 Al-Aqsa clashes. A series of violent confrontations occurred between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem in April 2023. After the evening Ramadan prayer, Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque, prompted by reports that Jews planned to sacrifice a goat at the site (which is forbidden by ...
400 arrested. On 15 April 2022, clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli Security Forces on the Al-Aqsa compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, the clashes began when Palestinians threw stones, firecrackers, and other heavy objects at Israeli police ...
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]
113 wounded in police clashes. 11 deaths. The 2017 Temple Mount crisis[1][2][3] was a period of violent tensions related to the Temple Mount, which began on 14 July 2017, after a shooting incident in the complex in which Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli police officers. Following the attack, Israeli authorities installed metal detectors at ...
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]
2009 Al-Aqsa clashes. In 2009, clashes between Muslim Palestinians and Israeli police erupted on September 27, 2009, and continued to late October. [citation needed] Violence spread through East Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank, and included throwing of Molotov cocktails and stones at Israeli security forces and civilians.
2017 Temple Mount shooting. / 31.78083°N 35.23694°E / 31.78083; 35.23694. On 14 July 2017, three Arab-Israeli men left the Temple Mount (also known as the Noble Sanctuary), and opened fire on Israeli border police officers stationed near the Gate of the Tribes which is close to the Lions' Gate. Two Israeli border police officers were ...