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Israeli right-wing activists outside Damascus Gate. AFP
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Israeli right-wing activists scuffle with a Palestinian freelance journalist Saif Kwasmi during a march commemorating Jerusalem Day, marking the anniversary of the "reunification" of the holy city after Israel captured the Arab eastern sector from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War, in the old city of Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)
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Israeli journalist Nir Hasson comes to the aid of Mr Al Qawasmi as he is attacked by young right-wing marchers in occupied Jerusalem. Photo: Maya Levin / X
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The National's photographer Charlie Faulkner with Mr Al Qawasmi after he was attacked during the Flag March in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: Maya Levin / X
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Israelis attack a woman during the Jerusalem Day Flag March. Getty Images
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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined Jewish nationalists at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate. AFP
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Police officers separate Israelis and Palestinians in a street in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. AP
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Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotric joined right-wing activists. AFP
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A Flag March participant tries to stop a woman taking photos. EPA
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Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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Israeli right-wing activists gather with Israeli national flags outside Damascus Gate. AFP
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People wave Israeli flags during the 'Flag March'. EPA
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Jerusalem Day commemorates the 'reunification' of the city, as Israel took control of the Old City of Jerusalem and East Jerusalem following the Six-Day War of 1967. EPA
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People at Damascus Gate. EPA
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An Israeli right-wing activist obscures the camera of a video journalist with an Israeli national flag. AFP
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Israeli right-wing activists outside Damascus Gate. AFP
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Israeli right-wing activists scuffle with a Palestinian freelance journalist Saif Kwasmi during a march commemorating Jerusalem Day, marking the anniversary of the "reunification" of the holy city after Israel captured the Arab eastern sector from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War, in the old city of Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)
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Israeli journalist Nir Hasson comes to the aid of Mr Al Qawasmi as he is attacked by young right-wing marchers in occupied Jerusalem. Photo: Maya Levin / X
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The National's photographer Charlie Faulkner with Mr Al Qawasmi after he was attacked during the Flag March in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: Maya Levin / X
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Israelis attack a woman during the Jerusalem Day Flag March. Getty Images
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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined Jewish nationalists at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate. AFP
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Police officers separate Israelis and Palestinians in a street in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. AP
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Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotric joined right-wing activists. AFP
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A Flag March participant tries to stop a woman taking photos. EPA
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Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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Israeli right-wing activists gather with Israeli national flags outside Damascus Gate. AFP
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People wave Israeli flags during the 'Flag March'. EPA
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Jerusalem Day commemorates the 'reunification' of the city, as Israel took control of the Old City of Jerusalem and East Jerusalem following the Six-Day War of 1967. EPA
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People at Damascus Gate. EPA
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An Israeli right-wing activist obscures the camera of a video journalist with an Israeli national flag. AFP
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Israeli right-wing activists outside Damascus Gate. AFP