Israel’s Foreign Minister Accuses Hamas of Orchestrating Violence at Contested Holy Site

Israel’s Foreign Minister Accuses Hamas of Orchestrating Violence at Contested Holy Site
Israel's centrist opposition leader Yair Lapid delivers a statement to the press at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 31, 2021. Debbie Hill/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is accusing the terrorist group Hamas of having orchestrated recent unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site following days of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, also known as al-Haram al-Sharif, is regarded as the third-holiest site in Islam and an emotional symbol for the Palestinians.

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