Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a security meeting to assess the situation following the escalation in Gaza and Jerusalem, while the factions have vowed to respond after a series of Israeli raids, and Egypt and Jordan condemned the provocation of Jewish extremists to Jerusalemites.

Later on Saturday, Netanyahu will hold a consultative meeting with the leaders of the security services and the army, including Defense Minister Benny Gantz and the President of the National Security Council, after a consultative meeting held by Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi on the escalation in Gaza and Jerusalem, where Kochavi decided to postpone his visit to the states. United in light of recent developments.

Hamas has warned the Israeli occupation against continuing the escalation against the Gaza Strip and the violations it is carrying out in occupied Jerusalem, and held the occupation responsible for and the repercussions of the "racist provocative actions" carried out by its soldiers and settlers in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

In turn, the Islamic Jihad movement said that the Palestinian resistance would respond to any Israeli aggression in the same way, and would not allow the occupation army to bypass the rules of engagement, and Khaled Al-Batsh, a member of the movement’s political bureau, confirmed that Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line and that the Palestinian people with their unity will fail the aggressive occupation plans.

As for the Secretary of the Palestinian National Council, Muhammad Sobeih, he said - in a radio interview - that the council went to the parliaments of the world, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

To convey to it the racist attacks and ethnic cleansing East Jerusalem is facing, according to his description.

For his part, Vice President of Fatah, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said - in a radio interview - that Jerusalemites face settler violence and the violence of the occupation state with their bare chests, and are subjected daily to a tremendous amount of pressure to push them to leave their city and Judaize it.

He added that "some are talking about an effort to calm down," and he asked, "What calm? Did the whole world not see during the last period how the settlers - with the protection of the occupation police - pushed into their violations against Jerusalem and the citizens of Jerusalem?"

Occupation soldiers arrest a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem last night (Reuters)

Suppression and raids

The Israeli occupation forces suppressed the worshipers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque for the 11th night in a row, using sound bombs, cavalry and beating to suppress the demonstrators who insisted on staying in the mosque's squares, which led to the injury of dozens of young men and the arrest of dozens of others.

The Palestinian Red Crescent also said that dozens were injured during the occupation forces' suppression of Palestinian marches in the Bab al-Amud area.

Israeli aircraft also launched raids at dawn today, Saturday, targeting a Palestinian resistance site and parts of agricultural land in areas of the Gaza Strip, causing material damage.

This came after Israel announced that 36 rockets were fired from Gaza on Friday evening and at dawn today. Six of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome, while the rest exploded on the Palestinian side of the security fence.

The occupation army said that it responded by launching raids targeting infrastructure and rocket launchers of Hamas.

Jerusalemite protesters throw stones at the occupation soldiers in the Old City of Jerusalem (Reuters)

International condemnations

For its part, Egypt condemned the acts of violence and incitement carried out by extremist Jewish groups against Palestinians living in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, and expressed its "grave concern" about the escalation of attacks and provocative actions against Jerusalemites since the beginning of Ramadan.

Cairo stressed the need for the Israeli authorities to assume their responsibility in accordance with international law to provide protection for Palestinian civilians and not prejudice the right of worshipers to freely access Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Egypt demanded to stop the Israeli violations that target the Arab, Islamic and Christian identity of Jerusalem and to change the historical and legal status existing there.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said - via Twitter - that Jordan condemns the racist attacks on Jerusalem and warns of their consequences, and called for effective international action to protect Jerusalemites from the attacks and the "hatred and racism" it represents.

As for the United States, it called for restraint, and its embassy in occupied Jerusalem advised its citizens to exercise caution and caution. State Department spokesman Ned Price expressed his country's deep concern about the escalation of violence, and said - in a tweet - that “the speech of extremist demonstrators who chant slogans of hatred and violence must be rejected. ".