Greater than 150 individuals have been injured after Israeli safety forces and Palestinians clashed in Jerusalem in the course of the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinian medics have stated.

The dysfunction occurred as hundreds gathered on the Al-Aqsa Mosque within the coronary heart of Jerusalem's walled Previous Metropolis for early morning prayers on Friday.

The Palestinian Crimson Crescent emergency service stated a minimum of 152 Palestinians had been injured on account of the clashes.

Israeli police stated on Twitter they have been responding to individuals who have been throwing rocks and fireworks at officers, three of whom have been injured after getting hit with the stones.

The Israeli International Ministry stated on Twitter that dozens of masked males carrying Hamas and Palestinian Liberation Group flags marched into Al-Aqsa Mosque early Friday morning whereas "chanting inciting messages" and setting off fireworks.

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Palestinians are saved at bay by Israeli police throughout clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, on April 15, 2022. - Witnesses stated that Palestinian protestors threw stones at Israeli safety forces, who fired rubber bullets at among the demonstrators.AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Photos

The ministry initially denied studies that the officers had entered the mosque whereas sharing video from contained in the constructing exhibiting Palestinians throwing rocks whereas surrounded by what seems to be tear fuel.

Different footage from the scene posted onto Twitter seems to point out Israeli officers in full riot gear getting into the mosque, whereas worshippers lay face down on the bottom. Different clips seem to point out police firing flash bangs contained in the mosque.

These clips couldn't be independently verified.

In an announcement, the Israel International Ministry later added that police entered the grounds to disperse the gang and take away the stones and rocks "so as to stop additional violence."

"The State of Israel will take all obligatory motion so as to guarantee freedom of worship, and won't tolerate violence geared toward thwarting non secular freedom," the assertion added.

The Palestinian Crimson Crescent stated these injured in the course of the clashes have been hit by rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, and have been crushed with batons, reported The Related Press.

Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza, stated that Israel would face penalties for the "brutal assaults" on the mosque.

"Our individuals in Jerusalem should not alone within the battle for Al-Aqsa. The entire Palestinian individuals and its noble resistance and its very important energy are with them," Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhum stated, by way of The Occasions of Israel.

Officers stated the mosque has now been reopened for prayers.

Newsweek has contacted the Israeli Ministry of International Affairs and Palestinian Crimson Crescent for an replace

The Al-Aqsa compound, the third holiest website of Islam, can also be identified by Jewish individuals as Temple Mount and thought of the holiest website of Judaism. It has ceaselessly been the scene of violence between Israelis and Palestinians all through the years.

In 2021, clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces throughout Ramadan resulted in an 11-day battle between Israel and Hamas within the Gaza strip.

The most recent dysfunction occurred amid heightened tensions in Jerusalem because the second week of Ramadan runs alongside the beginning of Passover, the most important Jewish vacation which begins at sunset on Friday.

Israel has additionally been hit by a number of assaults in latest weeks, which have have killed as much as 14 individuals since March 22. Of the 4 assaults, two have been carried out by sympathizers of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) amongst Israel's Arab minority, and the latter two by Palestinians hailing from the West Financial institution, a territory acknowledged internationally as Palestinian however nonetheless partially occupied by Israeli forces.

Israeli troopers carried out a number of raids and arrests throughout the West Financial institution. 5 Palestinians, together with a 14-year-old boy, have been killed over a 24-hour interval as Israeli forces carried out their raids, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.

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Palestinian demonstrators conflict with Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on April 15, 2022.AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Photos