Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season.
Separately, the Israeli military said one soldier was shot and moderately wounded in the occupied West Bank.
Netanyahu repeated Wednesday that he's committed to preserving the longstanding arrangement at the compound. He described the worshippers who locked themselves in the mosque as “extremists” who prevented Muslims from entering the mosque peacefully. Israeli police said “several law-breaking youths and masked agitators” brought fireworks, sticks and stones into the mosque, chanting insults and locking the front doors. “After many and prolonged attempts to get them out by talking to no avail, police forces were forced to enter the compound,” police said.
Palestinian militants responded to the events by firing a barrage of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel, setting off air raid sirens in the region as residents prepared to begin the weeklong Passover holiday.
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