As violence raged on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem with Palestinian rioters throwing stones and fireworks at Israeli police, a fire broke out, engulfing the silver dome of the Al Aqsa Mosque in smoke. The scene was filmed by Israel365 correspondent Josh Wander.
Monday was Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), the 54th anniversary of the IDF conquering the Temple Mount in the 1967 Six-Day War. As such, the Temple Mount Compound was supposed to be open to Jewish visitors but Jerusalem has been struck recently with a wave of violence focused on the Temple Mount, leading to the decision to close the site to Jews. The route of the annual Jerusalem Day parade was changed to detour past the Damascus Gate, entering the Old City via the Jaffa Gate. But rockets were fired at Jerusalem from Gaza leading to the parade being canceled.
#عاجل حريق في ساحات المسجد الأقصى واشتعال الأشجار pic.twitter.com/OUH7CxPdvi
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) May 10, 2021
The fire was extinguished and no damage to the structure was reported.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
כוחות משטרה פועלים משעות הבוקר מול הפרות סדר והתפרעויות אלימות בהר הבית. הכוחות נכנסו לשטח ההר כדי להדוף את המתפרעים, שירו לעברם זיקוקים והשליכו אבנים וחפצים שונים. בפעילות נפצעו 9 שוטרים, אחד מהם פונה לקבלת טיפול רפואי. נמשכת הכוננות המוגברת ברחבי ירושלים בכלל, ובעיר העתיקה בפרט pic.twitter.com/zCsqCwHF4A
— משטרת ישראל (@IL_police) May 10, 2021
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