Israel canceled the permits allowing some 500 Gaza Palestinians to enter Israel and pray on the Temple Mount for Ramadan following a rocket attack from the coastal strip.
The Al Aksa Martyrs’ Brigades called on followers to launch attacks against Israel.
As Hamas\’ leader in exile, Khaled Mashaal, brushed off a halt to bombings, Israeli airstrikes hit a Gaza media center and killed several leaders of Islamic Jihad.
Jerusalem\’s identity is Arab, and the city\’s and Christian holy sites must be protected from Israeli threats, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in which Abbas said that Israel was planning to destroy the Al Aksa Mosque.
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