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April 21, 2022

Israeli Soldiers Raid Al-Aqsa Mosque Again, Firing Tear Gas and Rubber-Coated Bullets
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In occupied East Jerusalem, at least 20 Palestinians were injured today
as Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades, rubber bullets and pepper spray
to clear worshipers from the Al-Aqsa Mosque after dawn prayers. This
follows a similar crackdown last weekend that saw hundreds of
Palestinians arrested and over 150 injured. On Wednesday evening,
Israeli police in Jerusalem blocked a march of more than 1,000 Israeli
ultranationalist protesters from reaching the Old City's Muslim Quarter,
as many waved Israeli flags and shouted, "Death to Arabs."


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