Some 150 Palestinians surrounded and threw stones at Jewish worshippers visiting the Temple Mount.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 150 Palestinians surrounded and threw stones at Jewish worshippers visiting the Temple Mount.
Israeli police fired stun grenades and tear gas at the attackers Sunday, on the eve of Yom Kippur. Two police and two Palestinian attackers were reportedly injured. Police also arrested eight Palestinian youth who they say attacked them.
The Temple Mount, which houses two Muslim mosques – al-Aksa and the Dome of the Rock, overlooks the Western Wall, where prayers continued undisturbed on Sunday.
Following the incident, the Temple Mount was closed to Jewish visitors, though not to Palestinians.
On Saturday night, a closure was imposed on the West Bank until after the Yom Kippur holiday on Monday at midnight.
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