Clashes over Israeli settlements prompt fears over Monday’s Jerusalem Day march

Local media says 25 were injured in Palestinian clashes with Israeli police on Sunday, despite now-delayed court ruling on East Jerusalem settlements

Israeli police faced off with Palestinian protesters in another night of clashes in East Jerusalem, a day before Israeli nationalists planned to parade through the Old City in an annual flag-waving march meant to cement Israeli claims to the contested area.

Israeli media reported that 25 people were wounded in clashes on Sunday in Jerusalem and were 23 arrested. The Times of Israel reported Israeli forces and Palestinian demonstrators clashed in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.

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Source: The Guardian