Overview
- The annual Jerusalem Day march, held Thursday, drew tens of thousands through the Old City under heavy police guard, with officers arresting several participants over isolated violence.
- Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir waved an Israeli flag on the Temple Mount, drawing a Friday rebuke from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
- Reports from Haaretz and other local media detailed assaults on Palestinian residents, smashed shop windows, chants of “Death to the Arabs,” and attacks on journalists.
- Thousands of security forces lined the route as many shopkeepers closed and families stayed off streets in the Muslim Quarter.
- The hilltop compound is administered by a Muslim trust under Israeli security control, and rules allow Jewish visits but bar Jewish prayer, which makes such flag displays highly sensitive.