Police entered the compound on Sunday and dispersed 20 to 30 masked protesters
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli police said they have stormed an Occupied Jerusalem holy site to disperse Palestinian protesters.
Police entered the compound on Sunday and dispersed 20 to 30 masked protesters.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the confrontation taking place at the sensitive holy site, Islam's holiest in Occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli police do not usually enter the area, other than in response to incidents. Police did not enter the mosque.
One protester was arrested as the rock-throwing protests spread to the alleyways of the old walled city, Ben-Ruby added.
Adnan Al Hussaini, a Palestinian official in charge of Occupied Jerusalem, said Palestinian youths had spent the night at the mosque saying Jewish hardliners had threatened to enter the site.
The holy site has been a frequent flashpoint of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Tensions have been high in recent days following the Israeli government's announcement that two West Bank shrines would be added to Israel's list of national heritage sites.
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