Violence at Jerusalem mosque prompts fears of wider fighting

Israeli Border Police are deployed near the Lions’ Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem during a raid by police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Mahmoud Illean, AP Photo)

Israeli police stormed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early on Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinian youths who hurled stones and firecrackers at them in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season.

Gaza militants responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting an Israeli airstrike.