One hundred were injured, and more than 50 were taken captive in the conflict in Jerusalem

One hundred were injured, and more than 50 were taken captive in the conflict in Jerusalem

One hundred were injured, and more than 50 were taken captive in the conflict in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : After a night of violence in Jerusalem, the Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured during Ramadan clashes in the contested city at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

From late Thursday night into early Friday, the police in riot gear and on horseback fought to keep apart two groups of protesters -- Palestinian youth hurling firecrackers and setting fire to garbage bins, and ultra-nationalist Israelis chanting anti-Arab slogans. The police deployed armoured vehicles spraying foul-smelling skunk water towards Palestinians gathered around Jerusalem's historic Damascus Gate and hundreds of right-wing Israelis several hundred metres away. — Reuters

The trigger

Palestinians say the police tried to stop them from holding their usual Ramadan evening gatherings outside Damascus Gate.