We cannot stop Intifada in J’lem: Israeli police

A senior Israeli police officer said Thursday that the police might not be able to entirely stop the current Palestinian intifada (uprising) in occupied Jerusalem, but it would attempt to reduce its severity.
 
He stated in press remarks on Thursday that the Israeli police could decrease the tension and impose a period of relative calm in the holy city by intensifying its presence in its neighborhoods and using extreme force against protestors.

Widespread violent clashes, described as unprecedented since the second intifada, have been raging since Thursday morning in east Jerusalem between Palestinian young men and Israeli troops in protest at the killing of 20-year-old Abdul-Rahman Shaludi by Israeli guards at the railroad station in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Meanwhile, the Israeli police declared a number of entry restrictions on Muslims’ access to the Aqsa Mosque on Friday.

A large number of Israeli security forces have been deployed since the early morning hours in the vicinity of the Old City and the Aqsa Mosque.

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