2023 Al-Aqsa clashes

2023 Al-Aqsa clashes
2023 Al-Aqsa clashes
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
	The Temple Mount, also known as the Al-Aqsa compound, where the clashes occurred
Date	5 April 2023; (1 years ago)
Location	Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem
Parties
Israel Police;	Palestinians;
Casualties and losses
1 police officer injured;	50 injured;
	At least 400 Palestinians arrested

A series of violent confrontations occurred between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem in April 2023. After the evening Ramadan prayer, Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque, prompted by reports that Jews planned to sacrifice a goat at the site (which is forbidden by Israeli law). In response, Israeli police raided the mosque in riot gear, injuring 50 people^[1] and arresting at least 400.^[3]

In the aftermath of the clashes, Palestinian militant groups^[4] fired rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon – acts broadly construed as a response to the events at Al-Aqsa.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Al-Aqsa mosque: Violence as Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site". BBC News. 2023-04-05. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
^ Busari, Biodun (April 5, 2023). "Israeli police raid, arrest Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque". Vanguard. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
^ Busari, Biodun (April 5, 2023). "Israeli police raid, arrest Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque". Vanguard. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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[bbc1-1] "Al-Aqsa mosque: Violence as Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site". BBC News. 2023-04-05. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-09.

[2] Busari, Biodun (April 5, 2023). "Israeli police raid, arrest Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque". Vanguard. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

[3] Busari, Biodun (April 5, 2023). "Israeli police raid, arrest Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque". Vanguard. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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