Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque

News Desk: Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque turned battlefield clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians. 59 people were injured in the incident.

According to the Israel Foreign Ministry, hundreds of young people gathered inside the mosque with stones and flags of the militant group Hamas. Stones and bombs were hurled at the police. Police fired tear gas and charged batons to handle the situation.

Police said, several youths were marching with the flag of Palestanian Liberation Organization and Hamas in the mosque area at four, according to the local time. Police arrive there to arrest them but prayer was going on in inside the mosque. As a result, the police team was waiting for the prayer to end.