Many injured on second night of clashes in Jerusalem

FRESH clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police broke out in Jerusalem on Saturday, injuring dozens.

Protesters hurled stones at the police at Damascus Gate in the Old City, and officers responded with stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon.

Palestinian medics said 90 Palestinians were wounded. Israeli police said at least one officer was hurt.

It follows days of simmering unrest over possible evictions of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.

On Friday, more than 200 Palestinians and at least 17 Israeli police were wounded in skirmishes near Al- Aqsa mosque, emergency workers and police said.

Jerusalem’s Al- Aqsa mosque complex is one of Islam’s most revered sites, but its location is also the holiest site in Judaism, known as the

Temple Mount. The complex is a frequent flashpoint for violence, but Friday’s was among the worst in years.

The Quartet of Middle East negotiators - the U. S., the EU, Russia and the UN - on Saturday expressed “deep concern” over the spiraling violence.

Neighbouring Jordan, meanwhile, condemned the actions of Israeli special forces and police, describing the violence towards the mosque and worshippers as “barbaric” in a government statement.

In a separate development on Saturday, Israel’s military said a rocket was fired by Palestinian militants from the Hamas- run Gaza Strip into Israel.

The IDF did not provide any more details, but Israeli media reported that the rocket landed in an open field causing no injuries or damage.