01:02Israeli police and Palestinians clashed on on Saturday in East Jerusalem, on Islam's holy night of Laylat al-Qadr, after thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed outside the nearby al-Aqsa Mosque.
Police used water cannons on worshippers as a large number of law enforcement officers and soldiers patrolled the area, some of them throwing stun grenades at people, leading to injuries and arrests.
A police spokesperson said protesters threw rocks and fireworks towards the police.
At least 205 Palestinians and 17 officers were injured, as reported by local media.
Tensions rose when police were deployed to the mosque as worshippers attended prayers on the final Friday of Ramadan, and many stayed to protest against the evictions of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
The Israeli district court ruled that several Palestinian families were to be evicted from their homes in the neighbourhood, on the basis that Jews had owned the land on which they had been built prior to 1948. The veracity of the documents used to demonstrate these claims is contested by lawyers representing Palestinian residents.
On Monday, Israel’s supreme court will hold a hearing regarding the Sheikh Jarrah evictions.
East Jerusalem: Smoke and fires as clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque continue
Israeli police and Palestinians clashed on on Saturday in East Jerusalem, on Islam's holy night of Laylat al-Qadr, after thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed outside the nearby al-Aqsa Mosque.
Police used water cannons on worshippers as a large number of law enforcement officers and soldiers patrolled the area, some of them throwing stun grenades at people, leading to injuries and arrests.
A police spokesperson said protesters threw rocks and fireworks towards the police.
At least 205 Palestinians and 17 officers were injured, as reported by local media.
Tensions rose when police were deployed to the mosque as worshippers attended prayers on the final Friday of Ramadan, and many stayed to protest against the evictions of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
The Israeli district court ruled that several Palestinian families were to be evicted from their homes in the neighbourhood, on the basis that Jews had owned the land on which they had been built prior to 1948. The veracity of the documents used to demonstrate these claims is contested by lawyers representing Palestinian residents.
On Monday, Israel’s supreme court will hold a hearing regarding the Sheikh Jarrah evictions.
Israeli police and Palestinians clashed on on Saturday in East Jerusalem, on Islam's holy night of Laylat al-Qadr, after thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed outside the nearby al-Aqsa Mosque.
Police used water cannons on worshippers as a large number of law enforcement officers and soldiers patrolled the area, some of them throwing stun grenades at people, leading to injuries and arrests.
A police spokesperson said protesters threw rocks and fireworks towards the police.
At least 205 Palestinians and 17 officers were injured, as reported by local media.
Tensions rose when police were deployed to the mosque as worshippers attended prayers on the final Friday of Ramadan, and many stayed to protest against the evictions of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
The Israeli district court ruled that several Palestinian families were to be evicted from their homes in the neighbourhood, on the basis that Jews had owned the land on which they had been built prior to 1948. The veracity of the documents used to demonstrate these claims is contested by lawyers representing Palestinian residents.
On Monday, Israel’s supreme court will hold a hearing regarding the Sheikh Jarrah evictions.