Map of hot clashes spot with Israeli occupation forces

CAIRO – 28 July 2017: Israeli forces killed Friday two Palestinians, one in Bethlehem and another in the Gaza Strip, following clashes with Palestinians following Friday prayers. Occupation forces were heavily deployed occupied Palestinian territories since the morning which provoked Palestinians.


Map produced for Egypt Today by Yasmine Hassan

The below map shows the hot spot areas of clashes with the Israeli occupation forces:

Earlier in the morning, the Israeli occupation forces applied new restrictions on Palestinian worshippers including allowing only men under 50 year old to enter the Mosque and pray. The Israeli occupation forces also installed an iron gate at the entrance of the city of Bethlehem, which resulted in clashes with Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported 13 injuries in Bethlehem among Palestinians who refused the installation of the Iron Gate.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported more than 100 injuries in clashes with the Israeli forces across the West Bank, Gaza strip border areas and Jerusalem following Friday prayers.

The Palestinian Endowment reported that more than 10,000 Palestinians arrived to Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday despite the Israeli restrictions, following calls from the Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs, Yousif Adeis.

Since July 14, Palestinians were boycotting prayers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque in a position to reject and protest new Israeli forces’ security measures that included placing metal detection gates and smart surveillance cameras at the entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque to detect Palestinian worshippers.