Israeli policemen charge during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinian
protesters outside Al-Aqsa Mosque on Oct. 5. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told Ma’an that police entered the compound and fired stun grenades after rocks were thrown at officers at Mughrabi gate.

One Palestinian citizen of Israel was arrested for carrying a knife and attempting to stab a police officer, Rosenfeld said. Two police officers were lightly injured in the clash, he added.

On Thursday, worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex clashed with a Jewish group touring the holy site.

The Al-Aqsa Foundation for the Islamic Waqf and Heritage said around 140 Israelis toured the mosque, sparking physical and verbal scuffles with Muslims praying at the compound.

Rosenfeld said five Palestinian citizens of Israel were detained for attacking the group, who were on a security-escorted tour for the Jewish Sukkot festival.

A Jewish Israeli citizen was also detained for refusing police orders to leave the compound, he said.

After a similar tour on Tuesday, at least 12 people were detained by Israeli forces, witnesses said.

The Al-Aqsa compound, containing the mosque and the Dome of the Rock, is the third holiest site in Islam and abuts the site where Jews believe the ancient Second Temple stood.

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