Four suspects were arrested last night (Sunday) in violent clashes between Arab rioters and security forces at the Nablus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. The clashes erupted on the first night of Amdan.
Police claimed that riots developed at the scene, accompanied by calls for incitement in the Nablus Gate area, when rioters began throwing bottles, stones and objects at police officers. In addition, tin was burned near the place.
Among the detainees is a suspect who uploaded a live video to the Tic Tac network in which he threatened to harm the security forces. And is being taken at this time for questioning by the police.
The police said: “Whoever chooses to disturb the order, riot and use violence of any kind – harms first of all a large public of worshipers, merchants and critics – the vast majority of whom want to celebrate Ramadan in peace and security while maintaining freedom of worship. We will not allow those inciting and violent margins arrangement”.
View documentation from the scene of the clashes at the Nablus Gate