Palestinians confront Israeli forces as Jerusalem Day marked in Israel - in pictures

  • Israeli flags are carried during the right-wing 'flag march' next to the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
    Israeli flags are carried during the right-wing 'flag march' next to the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
  • A drone carrying a Palestinian flag flies over the walls of Jerusalem's Old City during the flag march. EPA
    A drone carrying a Palestinian flag flies over the walls of Jerusalem's Old City during the flag march. EPA
  • Marchers carry Israeli flags. EPA
    Marchers carry Israeli flags. EPA
  • Palestinians throw stones at Israeli forces during protests over Jerusalem's annual flag march, in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
    Palestinians throw stones at Israeli forces during protests over Jerusalem's annual flag march, in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
  • A Palestinian waves his national flag outside Jerusalem's Old City as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the capture of the Old City during the 1967 war. AP
    A Palestinian waves his national flag outside Jerusalem's Old City as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the capture of the Old City during the 1967 war. AP
  • Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian protester in Jerusalem during the flag march. EPA
    Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian protester in Jerusalem during the flag march. EPA
  • Medics carry an injured person to an ambulance amid confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces. Reuters
    Medics carry an injured person to an ambulance amid confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces. Reuters
  • Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man during the confrontations in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man during the confrontations in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital but Palestinians, who seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, consider the annual flag march provocative. Getty
    Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital but Palestinians, who seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, consider the annual flag march provocative. Getty
  • A Palestinian protester flashes the victory sign at Israelis lifting national flags at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. AFP
    A Palestinian protester flashes the victory sign at Israelis lifting national flags at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. AFP
  • A tense Jerusalem was braced for Israel's flag march as Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally. AFP
    A tense Jerusalem was braced for Israel's flag march as Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally. AFP
  • A Jewish youth uses pepper spray on Palestinians as violence flares in Jerusalem. Getty
    A Jewish youth uses pepper spray on Palestinians as violence flares in Jerusalem. Getty
  • Palestinian and Jewish youths fight in Jerusalem's Old City. AP
    Palestinian and Jewish youths fight in Jerusalem's Old City. AP
  • Israelis carry national flags in the Old City. Reuters
    Israelis carry national flags in the Old City. Reuters
  • Large numbers of Israeli police were on hand in the Old city of Jerusalem, as the threat of violence lingered. EPA
    Large numbers of Israeli police were on hand in the Old city of Jerusalem, as the threat of violence lingered. EPA
  • Palestinian protesters carry a woman hit by tear gas as chaos broke out. AFP
    Palestinian protesters carry a woman hit by tear gas as chaos broke out. AFP
  • A Palestinian protester remains defiant. AFP
    A Palestinian protester remains defiant. AFP
  • Palestinian and Jewish youths fight at Damascus Gate. AP
    Palestinian and Jewish youths fight at Damascus Gate. AP
  • Israelis wave flags and chant outside Damascus Gate. Reuters
    Israelis wave flags and chant outside Damascus Gate. Reuters
  • Armed border policeman look to quell the violence. Reuters
    Armed border policeman look to quell the violence. Reuters
  • A tug of war ensues over a Palestinian flag. Reuters
    A tug of war ensues over a Palestinian flag. Reuters
  • Last year, the flag parade led to an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants. AFP
    Last year, the flag parade led to an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants. AFP
  • Israel flags are paraded through Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Israel flags are paraded through Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Israeli police remove Palestinians from the stairs near the Damascus Gate leading to Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Israeli police remove Palestinians from the stairs near the Damascus Gate leading to Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • At Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinians wave flags during a protest over the tension in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque complex. Reuters
    At Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinians wave flags during a protest over the tension in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque complex. Reuters
  • Members of Israeli security forces clear people from Damascus Gate as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day. AFP
    Members of Israeli security forces clear people from Damascus Gate as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day. AFP
  • Members of Israeli youth movements dance and wave flags. AP
    Members of Israeli youth movements dance and wave flags. AP
  • An Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. AFP
    An Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. AFP