Clashes at Qalandiya, Wadi al-Joz

Clashes have begun to break out in Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.

The Qalandiya checkpoint saw fierce confrontations between Palestinian marchers and Israeli police, who have been deployed in large numbers today.

Tear gas was fired, and Palestine Today reports that an Israeli military tower at the checkpoint, which separates Jerusalem from Ramallah, was set alight.

Protesters held aloft signs reading "at your service, al-Aqsa", a slogan used by Hamas to call for demonstrations against yesterday's closure of the holy site.

There were also clashes in Wadi al-Joz, just north of Jerusalem's Old City - male worshippers under the age of 50, who are prohibited from entering al-Aqsa today, prayed in the street before clashes broke out.

A 10-year old child was injured during the march, when a rubber bullet smashed a car window.