- Title: Palestinians pray in protest outside al-Aqsa mosque as West Bank clashes erupt
- Date: 24th July 2017
- Summary: JERUSALEM (JULY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MUSLIM WORSHIPPERS PRAYING AT LIONS' GATE AND REFUSING TO ENTER AL-AQSA MOSQUE IN PROTEST AT ISRAELI SECURITY MEASURES LIONS' GATE MORE OF PRAYERS ISRAELI SECURITY MEMBERS AT SCENE PRAYERS SECURITY MEMBERS AT GATE SECURITY MEMBER AT SCENE MUFTI OF JERUSALEM, MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN AND DIRECTOR OF AL-AQSA MOSQUE, OMAR AL-KISWANI AT SCENE WITH ATTENDANTS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DIRECTOR OF AL-AQSA MOSQUE, OMAR AL-KISWANI, SAYING: "The al-Waqf's (ruling religious body's) decision is against the metal detectors and is against any changes that have taken place at the entrances to al-Aqsa mosque. This is the united decision of all the religious sides, of the Waqf and of all the Palestinian people." SECURITY MEMBERS SEARCHING MAN (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DIRECTOR OF AL-AQSA MOSQUE, OMAR AL-KISWANI, SAYING: "There is no acceptance for any (changes) inside the al-Aqsa mosque, to any change, so the al-Aqsa mosque has to get back to the way it was on July 14th, the day it was closed, the Friday before the one passed." JERUSALEM MAYOR, NIR BARKAT, GETTING INTO HIS CAR BEIT EL, WEST BANK (JULY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS COVERING THEIR FACES AND HOLDING STONES DURING CLASHES WITH ISRAELI SOLDIERS CLASHES AT SCENE STONES BEING HURLED TOWARDS SOLDIERS PALESTINIANS DUCKING ON ROAD SOLDIER FIRING AT PROTESTERS FROM BEHIND SIGN PALESTINIANS RUNNING PALESTINIANS STANDING IN ROAD SOLDIER FIRING AT PROTEST PALESTINIANS STANDING ON AND NEAR ROAD PALESTINIANS RUNNING AS AMBULANCE ARRIVES SOLDIER FIRING AT PROTEST PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND AMBULANCE PALESTINIANS DUCKING BEHIND OVERTURNED SKIP PALESTINIANS GATHERING BEHIND SKIP PALESTINIANS RUNNING AWAY WATER TRUCK ARRIVING AT CLASHES SCENE SECURITY FORCES TAKING POSITION PALESTINIAN KICKING BACK TEARGAS CANISTER VARIOUS OF SECURITY FORCES TAKING POSITION WATER TRUCK AT SCENE VARIOUS OF TRUCK SPRAYING WATER ON PROTESTERS SOLDIERS RUNNING AT SCENE SOLDIERS AT SCENE, PALESTINIANS RUNNING IN DISTANCE VARIOUS OF TRUCK SPRAYING WATER ON PROTESTERS SOLDIERS AT SCENE WATER TRUCK DRIVING AWAY VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS AND VEHICLES AT SCENE
- Embargoed: 7th August 2017 13:50
- Keywords: Israel Palestinians al-Aqsa mosque protest midday prayers metal detectors Beit el clashes
- Location: JERUSALEM / BEIT-EL, WEST BANK
- City: JERUSALEM / BEIT-EL, WEST BANK
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016R2TY6F
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Dozens of Muslim worshippers prayed on Monday (July 24) outside the Old City of Jerusalem in protest at Israeli security measures around al-Aqsa mosque.
Israel said on Sunday (July 23) it would not remove metal detectors after their installation outside the mosque triggered the bloodiest clashes with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use.
Incensed at what they perceive as a violation of delicate decades-old access arrangements at Islam's third-holiest site, many Palestinians have refused to go through the metal detectors, holding street prayers and often violent protests.
Near the West Bank settlement of Beit El, Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli soldiers who subsequently dispersed the protest. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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