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A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes in the nearby Sheikh Jarrah district, on May 7, 2021. Reuters
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A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, on Friday, May 7, 2021. Reuters
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Israeli security forces advance during clashes with Palestinian protesters at the compound that includes Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem, on Friday, May 7, 2021. AFP
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Tear gas billows amid clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters near Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2021. AFP
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Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters clash near Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2021. AFP
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Palestinians react as Israeli police fire stun grenades during clashes at the Jerusalem compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque, on May 7, 2021. Reuters
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Elite Israeli forces conduct a search in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, after clashes between police and Palestinian protesters nearby on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse Palestinian protesters from the area near the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, May 7. AP
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An Israeli police officer stands guard at the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes near Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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Israeli police gather during clashes with Palestinians near Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem’s Old City, on May 7, 2021, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in Sheikh Jarrah. Reuters
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Elite Israeli forces stand near the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes near Al Aqsa Mosque, on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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Israeli police detain a Palestinian youth at the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes near Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes in the nearby Sheikh Jarrah district, on May 7, 2021. Reuters
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A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, on Friday, May 7, 2021. Reuters
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Israeli security forces advance during clashes with Palestinian protesters at the compound that includes Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem, on Friday, May 7, 2021. AFP
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Tear gas billows amid clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters near Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2021. AFP
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Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters clash near Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2021. AFP
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Palestinians react as Israeli police fire stun grenades during clashes at the Jerusalem compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque, on May 7, 2021. Reuters
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Elite Israeli forces conduct a search in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, after clashes between police and Palestinian protesters nearby on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse Palestinian protesters from the area near the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, May 7. AP
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An Israeli police officer stands guard at the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes near Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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Israeli police gather during clashes with Palestinians near Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem’s Old City, on May 7, 2021, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in Sheikh Jarrah. Reuters
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Elite Israeli forces stand near the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes near Al Aqsa Mosque, on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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Israeli police detain a Palestinian youth at the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes near Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday, May 7, 2021. AP
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A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes in the nearby Sheikh Jarrah district, on May 7, 2021. Reuters
Israeli police injure dozens of Palestinians in Jerusalem
The bangs of stun grenades reverberated at the edge of the Old City in latest night of violence
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