Al-Aqsa Mosque: Hamas flags and stones as thousands prepare to prevent police, ‘settlers’ from ‘storming’ the compound. pic.twitter.com/yIvT8Eksra— Khaled Abu Toameh (@KhaledAbuToameh) May 10, 2021
No casualties have currently been reported and no damage has been done.Israel Police issued a statement regarding the events, reporting that Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai had arrived at the scene and had “ordered the security forces stationed at the site to repel the rioters, using demonstration dispersal methods.”They followed this up with a longer statement, saying that “police forces and the border police are currently working to eradicate the violence on the Temple Mount, along with increased activity in other areas of the Old City.””Prayer services are currently being held at the Western Wall plaza and the police will not allow extremists to harm the public’s safety and security,” the statement concluded.
