Police storm holy site as new violence sweeps West Bank and Gaza
Israeli commandos stormed Jerusalem’s Temple Mount lifting a Palestinian flag amid clashes that killed five Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. The day began with fragile truce hopes as Palestinian and Israeli leaders faced mounting deaths, while Arafat traveled abroad. In Ramallah and Nablus, fighting intensified around settlements and sacred sites, with police and gunmen trading fire and Palestinians staging protests.
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Jewish students recount Arab attack in Jerusalem
Three American students at a Jerusalem yeshiva were attacked by rioters near the Western Wall after rock throwing sparked by clashes at Temple Mount. Pollock and Grossman were injured, with Grossman later readmitted for blood loss. Israeli border police aided the victims as medics treated their wounds and family members arrived from Chicago and New York.
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