JERUSALEM, Monday, December 21, 2020 (WAFA) - Israeli police opened fire on a Palestinian youth near Bab al-Hatta Gate, inside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. His fate and identity remain unknown until the moment, according to local sources.
Israeli police prevented people from entering or leaving the Old City in the aftermath of the shooting and closed off Bab al-Amoud area and Bab al-Sahera in the Old City, where they attacked civilians and street vendors.
police also closed all the gates leading to the al-Aqsa mosque compound and held worshipers inside.
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