[Al Arabiya Latest] Israeli police and Palestinians clashed near Jerusalem's flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque on Friday and about 30 people were injured, Israeli police and Palestinian medical workers saidIsraeli police stormed al-Aqsa Mosque compound, after protesters threw stones following the main weekly prayers, police and witnesses said.
Police fired tear gas and threw stun grenades in an attempt to disperse the protesters.
Palestinian medical workers said at least 30 Palestinians were injured by tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, one seriously. About a dozen police officers were also lightly hurt in the clashes, a police spokesman said.
Following the clashes, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel for trying to stymie efforts to restart peace talks.
Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina slammed "the escalation of Israeli violence in Jerusalem and elsewhere in the West Bank aimed at sabotaging American efforts to re-launch (Israeli-Palestinian peace talks)."