Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ordered a heightened alert level in and around Jerusalem to prevent possible terrorist acts after a shooting on Sunday that resulted in one dead and several injured.

Alert level heightened in Jerusalem after Hamas shooting

Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police on Sunday at a flashpoint shrine in Jerusalem Old City shrine when Jews were headed there to mark a religious holiday, said police.

Tension increase at Al-Aqsa mosque on Jewish holy day

Why US is moving F-18 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates

Social media videos posted online on Monday showed people taking refuge inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque while violence flared outside the holy site. The men can be seen gathered on the red prayer carpets as the sound of explosions echoed outside and smoke was dispersing.

Jerusalem violence: Palestinians take refuge inside Al-Aqsa mosque

Israel vowed to restore order in Jerusalem on Sunday after hundreds of Palestinian protesters were wounded in a weekend of clashes with Israeli security forces. Area near Al-Aqsa mosque has seen violence for several nights.

Israel vows to keep Jerusalem in order

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Israel a "terror state" on Saturday after Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday.

Turkey's Erdogan calls Israel 'terror state' over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa

Another day brought another series of violent encounters in Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan. Scores of people were injured on Saturday as the Israeli police fired water cannon and rubber bullets on the Palestinian youth, who had gathered to protest after a night of deadly clashes the day before at Al-Aqsa mosque.

Jerusalem: Scores more injured in another night of deadly clashes

Israel's attempt to muzzle mosques in the country has drawn condemnation from the Arab world and Islamic lawmakers in the country

Israeli parliament gives initial nod to silence mosques

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