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Israeli police raid Temple Mount following Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Clashes took place between Palestinians and Israeli police in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, but the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was still holding.
Al Aqsa Mosque clash

Israeli police raided the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in Jerusalem on Friday. The recent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was holding despite the clashes at the sensitive religious site. 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said that Israeli police entered the courtyards surrounding the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Worshippers were celebrating the cease-fire when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at them, injuring 15, the PA-run WAFA news agency reported. 

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