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There have been major riots in the Old City of Jerusalem and elsewhere in recent days, with an Israeli court ruling that several Palestinian families must be evicted from Sheikh Jara, an annexed district of East Jerusalem.
Before the announcement of the air threat in Israel, an increase in missiles was heard in the Gaza Strip.
The Times of Israel reported that up to six rockets had been fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Jerusalem.
Israeli television reported that the army is currently investigating the location of an alleged missile accident.
The Israeli military has reported that seven missiles were fired from the Gaza Strip, one of which was fired at air defense systems and the other crashed into open areas, writes The Times of Israel.
Palestinian protesters gathered at the Damascus gate in Jerusalem to receive the news of the rocket launch with chants of joy.
Hamas’s paramilitary wing, the Ezzedine al Qassam brigade, assumed responsibility for the attack.
A spokesman for the group, Abu Obeida, said the attack was a response to Israel’s “crimes and aggression” in Jerusalem.
“This is a message that the enemy must understand well,” he emphasized.
Abu Obeida also threatened to launch more attacks if the Israelis again invaded the Al Aqsa mosque complex or complied with the aforementioned court order to evict Palestinian families from East Jerusalem.
According to Hamas-controlled Palestinian media, a rocket launched from an Israeli drone killed a Palestinian in the north of the enclave immediately after the rocket attack. Israeli soldiers said a man in southern Israel was slightly injured when an anti-tank rocket launched from the Gaza Strip struck a vehicle he was driving.
Earlier on Monday, more than 300 protesters were injured in clashes between police and Palestinians near Al Aqa Mosque, 228 of whom required medical attention, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported. Israeli police said 21 officers were injured in the clashes, three of whom were hospitalized.
FAIR IN – Hamas fires multiple rockets into central Israel, #Jerusalem minutes after the 6 pm ultimatum ended.pic.twitter.com/KgYvlIr6bh
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Worshipers evacuated from Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall
Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims were evacuated from the Red Wall in Jerusalem on Monday, police said after clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces and rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
“Alarm sirens sounded in Jerusalem. Police forces began to evacuate [į saugią vietą] hundreds of people ”gathered at the Red Wall, according to a short police report.
Erdogan vows to mobilize the world and stop Israeli ‘terror’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Palestinian leaders on Monday after the outbreak of violence in Jerusalem and vowed to mobilize the world to stop Israel’s “terror”.
More than 300 people were injured in further clashes between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli police at the Al Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem on Monday, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported.
The largest outbreak of violence since 2017 has continued in the area around the Al Aqsa Mosque for several nights. It was fueled by years of efforts by Jewish settlers to seize Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem annexed to Israel.
A march was also planned for Monday to commemorate the day Israel occupied Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967. This annual Jewish state is called Jerusalem Day. However, the organizers announced that the event would be canceled due to restrictions imposed by the police.
RT Erdogan spoke separately with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Hamas movement that controls the Gaza Strip.
The Turkish president condemned Israel’s actions and expressed his support for the Palestinians. He promised “to do everything possible to mobilize the world, starting with Islam, and to stop the terror and occupation of Israel,” his office said.
RT Erdogan, who has long presented himself as a defender of the Palestinian cause, called Israel a “brutal terrorist state” on Saturday.
Relations between Israel and Turkey have been strained since 2010, when a Turkish NGO oversaw a fleet of ships trying to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of people at the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Sunday night expressed their support for the Palestinians.
The Turkish police did not intervene, although large public gatherings are prohibited during the pandemic.
Strict criticisms of RT Erdogan deny months of soft speeches that Turkey and Israel are seeking ways to normalize ties and reappoint ambassadors in each other’s capitals.
Turkey is currently seeking to repair relations with its rivals in the Middle East, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. These efforts gained momentum when Joe Biden became President of the United States.
In December, RT Erdogan said that closer relations with Israel would not be possible if it continued its current policy in the Palestinian territories.
“This is something we do not agree with with Israel,” Erdogan said at the time.
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