Monday was expected to be particularly tense since Israelis mark it as Jerusalem Day to celebrate their capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. In other violence, Palestinian protesters hurled rocks at an Israeli vehicle driving just outside the Old City walls. Expand Close Israelis wave national flags during a Jerusalem Day march in Jerusalem (Ariel Schalit/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Israelis wave national flags during a Jerusalem Day march in Jerusalem (Ariel Schalit/AP)But just as the parade was about to begin, police said they were altering the route at the instruction of political leaders. In the 1967 war in which Israel captured east Jerusalem, it also took the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel later removed the restrictions, but clashes quickly resumed amid tensions over the planned eviction of Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah.

Source: Irish Independent May 10, 2021 15:22 UTC