Middle East conflict: Militant Palestinians fire rockets at Israel again

Middle East conflict: Militant Palestinians fire rockets at Israel again

Israel does not rest. After new confrontations between Palestinians and Israelis on the Temple Mount, Palestinian militants have again fired rockets from the Gaza Strip.

Militant Palestinians fired rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel again on Saturday night. The Israeli army said one rocket fell on Israeli territory and a second in the Gaza Strip.

A third rocket was later fired. According to eyewitnesses, two people in the Gaza Strip were injured by one of the rockets. Israeli media reported that the other two did no harm.

Confrontations on the Temple Mount

Earlier on Friday there had been confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s old town. The Palestinian rescue service Red Crescent reported 57 injured Palestinians. Police reported dozens of masked people throwing stones and firecrackers. Some Muslim believers tried unsuccessfully to stop the stone-throwers.

For a week there have been repeated clashes on the Temple Mount (Al-Haram al-Sharif). The clashes have further intensified tensions following a wave of terror in recent weeks. For the first time since the beginning of the year, militant Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired rockets into the Israeli border area this week. Israel responded by attacking targets of the Islamist Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip.

Muslims pray during Ramadan

A particularly large number of Muslims are currently coming to the Temple Mount to pray there during the fasting month of Ramadan. The Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam. But it is also sacred to Jews because there used to be two Jewish temples there. The Temple Mount is under Muslim administration while Israel is responsible for security. According to an agreement with the Muslim authorities, Jews can visit the facility but not pray there. The Palestinians accuse Israel of wanting to expand the rights of believing Jews on the holy site.

Source: Stern

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