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An Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers a spate of violence

Israeli police gather next to an overturned car at the site of an attack Friday in Tel Aviv in which an Italian tourist was killed and several other people were injured.
Updated April 8, 2023 at 2:57 PM ET

Raids by Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the most holy Muslim site in Jerusalem, have triggered a spike in violence that continued to spiral in recent days, drawing several regional actors into a deadly back-and-forth.

Police said they were working to clear men who had barricaded

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