Clashes continue between Palestinians and Israeli police at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian demonstrator during clashes with Palestinian protesters in east Jerusalem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Palestinian worshippers have clashed with Israeli police at the sacred Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City in an escalation of weeks of violence that has reverberated across the region.

The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said 136 people were wounded in clashes with police there and elsewhere in Jerusalem, including 83 who were hospitalised.