APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Jerusalem – 18 June 2021. Members of the Israeli security detain Palestinians during a protest by Palestinians in response to chants by Israeli ultranationalists targeting Islam's Prophet Mohammed in the March of Flags earlier this week, following the Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem
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Israeli far-right groups participated in a so-called “March of the Flags” through the Damascus Gate of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City and into its Muslim quarter on Tuesday.
Heavily armed paramilitary border police and other forces patrolled the streets of the city, set up checkpoints, and blocked off roads throughout East Jerusalem. Iron barriers were placed outside the entrance to Damascus Gate, where Palestinians said they would gather to confront the Israelis.
The march came as tensions remain high in occupied East Jerusalem over Israel’s planned forced displacement of Palestinian families from the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, just north of the Old City.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Jerusalem – 18 June 2021. Members of the Israeli security detain Palestinians during a protest by Palestinians in response to chants by Israeli ultranationalists targeting Islam's Prophet Mohammed in the March of Flags earlier this week, following the Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem STORYLINE Israeli far-right groups participated in a so-called “March of the Flags” through the Damascus Gate of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City and into its Muslim quarter on Tuesday. Heavily armed paramilitary border police and other forces patrolled the streets of the city, set up checkpoints, and blocked off roads throughout East Jerusalem. Iron barriers were placed outside the entrance to Damascus Gate, where Palestinians said they would gather to confront the Israelis. The march came as tensions remain high in occupied East Jerusalem over Israel’s planned forced displacement of Palestinian families from the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, just north of the Old City. Footage by /APAwire
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