As Israeli groups prepared to carry out their flag procession in east Jerusalem on Tuesday and hoped to pass through Jerusalem's Old City as reports said, there were clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at the Damascus Gate.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Jerusalem has reported 17 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli forces in the surrounding area of the Old City. Out of these three were wounded with rubber bullets, one was physically beaten, and another was injured by a stun grenade fired by Israeli police. At least three of the wounded were taken to hospital, while the rest of the injuries were treated in the field.
The Palestinian Red Crescent also reported that Israeli forces fired on an ambulance and halted the movement of the medical team involved.
Hundreds of Jewish nationalists gathered several hundred meters from Damascus Gate near Jerusalem’s Old City as Israeli nationalists began to march outside the Old City in East Jerusalem. The Israeli "March of the Flags" celebrates the anniversary of Israel’s 1967 occupation of the city’s eastern part. The march which was originally planned for May 10 was postponed due to the escalation of the Israeli-Hamas conflict last month.
Metal barriers were set up by Israeli police on the roads leading to Damascus Gate, which has been sealed off to prevent the entry of Palestinians.
At least six Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces, and dozens more were assaulted and forcibly removed from the Damascus Gate plaza leading to the Old City.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Jerusalem has reported 17 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli forces in the surrounding area of the Old City. Out of these three were wounded with rubber bullets, one was physically beaten, and another was injured by a stun grenade fired by Israeli police. At least three of the wounded were taken to hospital, while the rest of the injuries were treated in the field.
The Palestinian Red Crescent also reported that Israeli forces fired on an ambulance and halted the movement of the medical team involved.
Hundreds of Jewish nationalists gathered several hundred meters from Damascus Gate near Jerusalem’s Old City as Israeli nationalists began to march outside the Old City in East Jerusalem. The Israeli "March of the Flags" celebrates the anniversary of Israel’s 1967 occupation of the city’s eastern part. The march which was originally planned for May 10 was postponed due to the escalation of the Israeli-Hamas conflict last month.
Metal barriers were set up by Israeli police on the roads leading to Damascus Gate, which has been sealed off to prevent the entry of Palestinians.
At least six Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces, and dozens more were assaulted and forcibly removed from the Damascus Gate plaza leading to the Old City.
