Comment by the Information and Press Department regarding growing tension in Jerusalem and Palestinian territories
(World News Russia)

Tension between the Palestinians and the Israelis has heightened considerably since July 14, when three armed Palestinians killed two Israeli policemen in Palestinian neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem. Following this incident, mass clashes were reported to have erupted in East Jerusalem and other West Bank areas between Israeli police and Palestinians, who were protesting about the introduction of additional Israeli security measures at the al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount. The Palestinians are especially worried about...