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Clashes between Israeli policemen and the faithful on the esplanade of the Mosques, high place of tension in Jerusalem, made dozens of wounded Palestinians Sunday, August 11, 2019, day of important commemorations Jewish and Moslem. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP

The incidents between Palestinians and Israelis are multiplying. This Sunday, August 11, exchanges of fire caused the death of a Palestinian and clashes took place on the esplanade of the Mosques. The day before, Israeli security services announced that they had arrested two suspects, including a Hamas member, in an investigation into the murder of a young Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank.

High voltage day in the Middle East. On Sunday morning, August 11, the Israeli army announced that one of its tanks had fired at a Hamas military post in Gaza, after an armed Palestinian opened fire on Israeli soldiers on the border of the enclave. . The man, aged 26, was killed. The IDF has announced that it has " neutralized " without any loss on its side.

High tension in Jerusalem too, due to the simultaneous celebration of Eid al-Adha Muslim, the Feast of Sacrifice, and Ticha Beav, the Jewish commemoration of the destruction of the Temple, a day of fasting. Ordinarily, Jewish worshipers do not access the mosque esplanade, which is also known as the Temple Mount only at specific times without praying, but during Muslim holidays.

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A morning of tension around the holy places of Jerusalem 11/08/2019 - by Marine Vlahovic Play

After the Eid prayer that brought together tens of thousands of people, the Israeli security forces intervened with stun grenades while denouncing provocations. False, says the Palestinian girl still in shock at the microphone RFI: " We were sitting with family, to celebrate the sacrifice, and they threw their grenades on our children, we did not do anything, we were just gathering and they continued throwing their grenades .

Usually, non-Muslims do not have access during Muslim holidays. But in the aftermath of these clashes, the police finally let 1,729 Jewish worshipers enter the site, according to the Israeli Ministry of Public Security. At their head, Yehuda Glick, former Likud deputy who is campaigning for the reconstruction of the third temple in Jerusalem and denies the status quo

An intrusion strongly condemned by Jordan, who administers the premises. At least 15 Palestinians were hospitalized, while police counted four wounded in its ranks.

A week at risk after the assassination of an Israeli in the West Bank

Regarding the young Dvir Zorel, the manhunt lasted less than 48 hours, reports our correspondent in Jerusalem and the Territories, Marine Vlahovic . It all began on Thursday, when the lifeless body of this 19-year-old Israeli soldier, who is also studying in a Gush Etzion settlement yeshiva, was found stabbed near a settlement in the occupied West Bank.

Since then, Israeli security forces have conducted intensive searches in the area and finally announced Saturday the arrest of two suspects, two 24- and 30-year-old cousins ​​from Beit Kahil, a small village north of Hebron. . One of them is a member of Hamas according to Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service. An affirmation that has not been confirmed on the Palestinian side.

Hamas, the Islamist movement in power in the Gaza Strip, is also involved in an attempt to infiltrate Israel, which killed four of its activists on Saturday. According to the IDF, they were armed with assault rifles, rocket launchers and grenades and tried to infiltrate the southern part of the enclave.