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Israeli police allow over 120 Jewish visitors to flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli police denied there was any age restriction and said they arrested five suspects who "violated the public order."

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The Waqf said Sunday was the first time Jews had been allowed to visit the site since May 4, a week before the war broke out.

Joseph Krauss | AP/PTI Jerusalem
Israeli police on Sunday escorted more than 120 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that triggered war in Gaza, according to the Islamic authority overseeing the site.
 
The UN humanitarian coordinator meanwhile said hundreds of homes in Gaza had been completely destroyed and many more had been badly damaged in the 11-day war, which was brought to a fragile halt on Friday.
 
Police cleared young Palestinians out of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and barred entry to Muslims under the age of 45, according to

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