JERUSALEM, May 2, 2018 (WAFA) – A number of Palestinians Wednesday were injured after being physically attacked by Israeli forces as the latter continued for the fourth consecutive day to desecrate an ancient Muslim cemetery just outside Jerusalem’s Old City wall for the benefit of building a national park on parts of the cemetery’s land.

WAFA correspondent said staff from the Israeli nature authority backed by a large police force broke into the cemetery and continued to dig up graves and land in the cemetery and to place metal fences on parts of land it intendeds to cut off in preparation to take over an area of the ancient cemetery where centuries-old graves of Muslim leaders are found.

He said forces physically attacked a group of Palestinians who managed to access the cemetery and attempted to prevent the continuing violation of the cemetery.

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