Police on Thursday arrested 15 Israeli rightwing activists who were planning to go to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound without authorization, a statement said.
\nThe compound is Islam\u2019s third holiest site and the holiest to Jews who call it the Temple Mount.
\nJews are allowed to visit the site but not to pray there, and incidents occur regularly when Jews try to ignore the rule and Muslims intervene to stop them.
\nOn Thursday, dozens of rightwing activists gathered in the centre of Jerusalem as part of a plan to head to the flashpoint site, police said.
\n\u201cA police officers ordered them to disperse but they refused and 15 of them were arrested,\u201d the statement said.
\nBefore police intervened, the activists \u201ccommitted acts of violence\u201d against Palestinians, police said.
\n\u201cThey had formed a human chain to prevent local residents from entering the Old City and committed acts of violence against them,\u201d said the statement, which gave no further details.<\/p>\n
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