(Bloomberg) — Israel shot down a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip and carried out an airstrike overnight in retaliation, days after clashes and attacks that have set off alarms over a wider confrontation.
The rocket fire comes after clashes after Israeli police entered the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem last week, saying they needed to control riots while Palestinians gathered for Ramadan prayers. Similar events preceded Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza less than a year ago.
The army said Monday night that it was the first rocket launched into Israel from Gaza since September, and that it was intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system. Palestinian militant groups threatened further violence if Israel continues to take action in Al-Aqsa, but no group took responsibility for the firing of rockets.
Clashes in Al-Aqsa, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, often lead to increased conflict and hostility towards Israel. The events follow four attacks on Israeli cities since March that left fourteen people dead.
Arab Governments, including the United Arab Emirates and others that recently strengthened ties with Israel, condemned police actions in Al-Aqsa. Jordan summoned Israel's deputy chief of mission in Amman, Israel's Foreign Ministry said.
Both the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, issued statements in response. “Here is the truth: Israel is doing everything possible so that all peoples, as always, can celebrate the holidays safely: Jews, Muslims and Christians. We hope that everyone will not join the lies and certainly will not encourage violence against Jews,” Bennett said in a televised statement.
“We are deeply concerned about the recent violence in Jerusalem,” Ned Price, a spokesman for the US State Department, said at a news conference on Monday. The US continues to “call on all parties to exercise restraint, to avoid provocative actions and rhetoric, and to preserve the historical status quo on the Temple Mount,” he said.
Since the beginning of the month, 16 Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces or while carrying out, or attempting to carry out, attacks. Palestinian authorities have said that some were innocent bystanders.
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Risk of Wider Israel-Palestinian Conflict After Clashes, Rocket
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