Alwaght- Clashes broke out between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli regime forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday after a Jewish extremist attempted to raise the Israeli regime flag over the holy site.
According to Palestinian news outlets, witnesses said that Palestinian worshipers asked Israeli police to stop the extremist but they were ignored.
Palestinian worshipers and compound security guards then stopped the extremist themselves and tore up the flag, witnesses said.
They added that the Israeli extremist assaulted the worshipers with a sharp implement, injuring two Palestinians identified as Muammad Badran and Suliman abu-Mayyala.
During subsequent clashes, Israeli regime forces assaulted worshipers near the Chain Gate and detained Radwan Amr, Fadi Bakir, Raed Zughaier, Husam Sedir, and Majdi Abbasi.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound has seen rising tensions in recent days, with Jewish organizations seeking to celebrate unconfirmed reports that the Israeli regime is negotiating the reopening of the compound to non-Muslim worship.
At the end of June, International Crisis Group reported discussions between Tel Aviv and the Islamic Endowment that controls the mosque compound on allowing non-Muslim worship at the site, although the move has not yet been confirmed.
On Sunday, right-wing Zionist organizations were reported to have called for a "return to the Temple Mount," urging participants to wear their Israeli army uniforms as they stormed the holy site.
Following Zionist regime's occupation of East Quds in 1967, the regime has maintained an agreement with the Islamic Endowment not to allow non-Muslim prayer in the area.
However, Israeli forces regularly escort Zionists visitors to a-Aqsa, leading to anger among Muslim worshipers.
The Israeli regime is systematically acting to change al-Quds’ identity and character. Reports say the Israeli regime is planning to build a synagogue in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as part of its efforts to further Judaize the occupied Palestinian territories.