JERUSALEM, Thursday, February 18, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli police today detained three Palestinians from the occupied city of Jerusalem, according to witnesses and local sources.

They confirmed that police stormed the courtyard of the Dome of the Rock inside Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, chasing and opening fire towards youths who were having fun with the snow and detained one who purportedly hurled snowballs toward police officers and Israeli settlers.

Police also detained two others overnight after stopping them in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shufat.

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