Israel quickly responded with its own strikes, which reportedly killed one senior Hamas commander. The only noise, after the sirens ebbed, were local Palestinians cheering from their rooftops, chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great).Īdditional rocket volleys, and an anti-tank missile, were subsequently fired from Gaza at Israel, wounding one Israeli civilian. Lawmakers had to take shelter in the Israeli parliament building, and Jewish ultra-nationalists singing at the Western Wall grew silent. Two minutes after the deadline passed, the quiet Jerusalem afternoon was punctuated by rocket sirens. And yet, at some point, Hamas issued an ultimatum, demanding all Israeli forces withdraw from Al-Aqsa and Sheikh Jarrah. A young Palestinian boy, likely no more than ten years old, sped down the main cobblestoned lane of the Muslim Quarter, chased half-heartedly by a triplet of Israeli officers laden with gear. A looming Supreme Court decision that may see several Palestinian families in the nearby neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah evicted from their homes in favor of Jewish settlers was also postponed, primarily due to the assumption that it would add more fuel to the fire.įor most of the afternoon, the Old City was filled with masses of bored-looking Israeli riot police and Palestinian youth. Palestinians, for their part, claim the eastern half of the city as their own capital.īut after Monday morning’s clashes, the Israeli government seemed to back down, banning Jewish devotees from ascending to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound-also the site of the Second Jewish Temple-and altering the planned parade to a less provocative route. Shocking Footage Shows Jerusalem Mosque Turned Into a War Zone, Hundreds of Palestinians InjuredĬlashes in and around Jerusalem’s Old City had grown worse in recent days as Palestinians neared the end of the Ramadan holiday, and Jewish ultra-nationalists planned a march through Arab neighborhoods on Monday to mark Jerusalem Day-the anniversary of Israel’s unification of what it views as its “ eternal and undivided capital” in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
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