Clashes break out at al-Aqsa Mosque

Clashes have erupted at the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem after Israeli police entered the site.

Israeli security personnel broke into the compound to arrest what they called Palestinian ‘stone throwers’.

Al-Aqsa, one of the holiest sites in Islam is located at the Temple Mount, which is also the holiest site in Judaism. The compound is often the flashpoint for violence, with the most recent flare up in July.



Tensions have been at boiling point after the Israeli Defence Minister banned two Muslim groups from the site who were involved in vocal protests against Jewish worshippers at the site.

The confrontation comes just hours before the start of Jewish new year which starts on Sunday evening and runs until Tuesday evening.