The compound, which, has been the trigger for rounds of Israel-Palestinian violence in the past, is Islam's third-holiest site and considered Judaism's holiest. After several days of Jerusalem confrontations, Israel has come under growing international criticism for its heavy-handed actions at the site, particularly during Ramadan. Ayman Odeh, a leading Arab politician in Israel, blamed the violence on Israel's discriminatory policies toward the Palestinians and said it had provoked the violence. In other violence, Palestinian protesters hurled rocks at an Israeli vehicle driving just outside the Old City walls. PALESTINIANS, ISRAEL POLICE CLASH AT AL-AQSA MOSQUE; DOZENS HURTThe tensions in Jerusalem have threatened to reverberate throughout the region.

Source: Fox News May 10, 2021 06:27 UTC