About 90 Palestinians injured in Israeli crackdown: Live
Al JazeeraThe latest violence comes on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr, a day after Israeli police stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and injured 205 Palestinians. “We call upon Israeli authorities to exercise restraint and to avoid measures that would further escalate the situation during this period of Muslim Holy Days.” 8 May 2021 - 22:25 GMT Toll rises to 64 Palestinians injured in East Jerusalem Medics reported that at least 64 Palestinians have now been wounded in the latest confrontations with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem – mostly by rubber bullets, stun grenades or beatings. “Statements that are perhaps loud in denunciations and condemnation, but very short or low on actionable leverage in terms of forcing Israel, or its allies, not only the United States, to act in order to stop the repressions of Palestinians in Jerusalem.” 8 May 2021 - 19:40 GMT Israeli police fire rubber bullets, skunk water to disperse protesters in Jerusalem neighbourhood Israeli police have used rubber-coated bullets and skunk water to disperse protesters in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, an Al Jazeera correspondent said. 8 May 2021 - 19:31 GMT Turkey’s Erdogan condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the raid by Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday. We should all be speaking up for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people #SaveSheikhJarrah https://t.co/wFbYWPbfXs — Zarah Sultana MP May 8, 2021 8 May 2021 - 18:08 GMT Israeli police block buses of Palestinian citizens of Israel from reaching Al-Aqsa Israel’s national police chief announced that he was beefing up forces in Jerusalem before expected disturbances in the coming days following Friday’s protests.