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Tourists look at the Old City of Jerusalem and its Dome of the Rock mosque from the Mount of Olives on December 6, 2019. AFP
Tourists look at the Old City of Jerusalem and its Dome of the Rock mosque from the Mount of Olives on December 6, 2019. AFP
Israel detains Palestinian journalists for 'illegal activity' in Jerusalem
Israel claims the city as its own, while the Palestinians seek its eastern sector as its future capital
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The National
07 December, 2019