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Blaze in al-Aqsa Mosque

A tree briefly caught fire in the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque after it was hit by a firework aimed at Israeli police.

MEE correspondent Sara Dajani reporting from al-Aqsa said Israeli police fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at protesters inside the complex.

Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, urged people not to confront Israeli police and to maintain a barrier between them, Dajani added.