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Rockets were launched towards Jerusalem from Gaza on Monday
Rockets have been fired towards Jerusalem from Gaza, amid spiralling tensions between Israel and the Palestinians.
No injuries were reported, though Israel’s parliament was evacuated as sirens sounded.
Gaza’s Hamas rulers had threatened to strike after hundreds of Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police on Monday.
The past few days have seen the worst violence in the city for years.
More than 300 Palestinians were wounded in the confrontations with Israeli police outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem.
Later a march by Israeli nationalists which was due to pass through Muslim areas of East Jerusalem’s Old City was rerouted over fears it could stoke unrest.
The Jerusalem Day event marks Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem – home to the Old City and its holy sites – in 1967, and usually sees hundreds of flag-waving Israeli youth make their way through the Muslim Quarter via Damascus Gate, chanting and singing patriotic songs.
It is regarded by many Palestinians as a deliberate provocation. This year’s march is also taking place in the final days of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (BBC)
