Israeli security remove all cameras and metal detectors outside al-Asqa Mosque, but what caused them to fire stun grenades and tear gas at the Palestinians inside- PB/TK
Israelis fire tear gas at Palestinians in al-Aqsa – al Jazeera / July 27 2017
Palestinians have entered Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first time in just under two weeks, after Israel removed surveillance equipment and other obstacles from the gates leading to the holy site.
Thousands of men, women and children made their way on Thursday to the compound, where the call to prayer sounded from al-Aqsa Mosque again.
Raed Saleh, a resident of occupied East Jerusalem, said that this was a victory for Palestinians.
We never saw this kind of win for our people,” he told Al Jazeera. “People are coming from everywhere just to support us in this occasion.”
“The Israeli government will now understand that Palestinians from Jerusalem will not accept everything they [Israelis] will tell them. We control ourselves. No one is controlling us.”
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