TEL AVIV -- Israeli police closed off a holy site in Jerusalem to tourists and non-Muslim visitors on Wednesday, on what Palestinians are calling a "Day of Rage" following the introduction of heightened security checks for Muslims there. Jewish visitors were removed from the site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and Jews as the Temple Mount, after breaking the rules in place there, police said. Fourteen Palestinians and two police officers were injured in clashes late Tuesday, the third day of violence in a row. Fifty Palestinians were injured in night-time clashes from Monday to Tuesday. Questions about control of the site have frequently led to violent flare-ups between Israelis and Palestinians in the past.

Source: The China Post July 20, 2017 00:00 UTC