According to the Lebanese newspaper "Al-Arabi Al-Jadid", an easing of tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank is expected in the coming hours thanks to a behind-the-scenes Egyptian mediation between Israel and Palestinian organizations.
According to the newspaper, Egyptian intelligence officials have been in contact with their Israeli counterparts and Hamas leaders, As a result, the Israeli side has pledged to release this morning the 400 Palestinian youths arrested for their participation in the riots that took place at dawn yesterday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard.
Meanwhile, Israeli state radio reported that violent clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces continued last night in several areas of the West Bank, including Bethlehem, Nablus, Hebron and Ramallah. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested seven Arab suspects, three of whom were minors, on suspicion of involvement in demonstrations in the Arab town of Umm al-Fahem in northern Israel.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry issued a statement last night condemning "the invasion of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli security forces" and called on the international community "to take urgent action against the repeated Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and Al-Aqsa".
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