Overview
- Tens of thousands of nationalist Israelis paraded through Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday, entering at Damascus Gate and moving through the Muslim Quarter to the Western Wall.
- Marchers were recorded chanting “Death to Arabs” and “May your villages burn,” and some participants pounded on the metal shutters of Palestinian shops.
- Many Palestinian residents stayed indoors and shopkeepers closed early to avoid harassment, cutting off a day of income in a quarter that is usually busy on Thursdays.
- Hours before the procession, National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir raised an Israeli flag at the Al‑Aqsa/Temple Mount compound and proclaimed the site “in our hands.”
- Police described clashes as isolated and reported 13 detentions, while activists said journalists, residents and protective volunteers faced assaults and that officers pushed their groups out of the area.