Recent tensions that started in East Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan spread to Gaza as a result of Israeli assaults on worshippers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
Palestinians were also angered by forced evictions in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood Sheikh Jarrah.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. In 1980 it annexed the entire city, a move never recognized by the international community.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, including dozens of children and women, in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since May 10, according to the latest figures released by the Gaza-based Health Ministry.
