Once again, Israelis and Palestinians exchanged recriminations and rocket fire - following a pre-dawn raid by Israeli police on Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the situation had been caused by “extremists” barricading themselves inside the mosque - but claimed Israel was “committed” to maintaining free access to all religions on the Temple Mount - considered holy by both Muslims and Jews.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, called it “an egregious assault” on the right of free worship.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the situation had been caused by “extremists” barricading themselves inside the mosque - but claimed Israel was “committed” to maintaining free access to all religions on the Temple Mount - considered holy by both Muslims and Jews.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, called it “an egregious assault” on the right of free worship.
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