The deadly attack comes against the backdrop of recent heightened tensions and after Israeli air strikes on Palestinian militant targets in both Lebanon and Gaza.
There were no reports of serious casualties, but several people in the southern Lebanese town of Qalili — including Syrian refugees — said they were lightly wounded.
It urged UN Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a Security Council condemnation of Lebanon and Hamas.The Hamas militant group that rules Gaza said the attack in Tel Aviv was a response to Israel's "crimes against Al-Aqsa Mosque and [its] worshippers."the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City.
Before dawn prayers, chaos had erupted at an entrance to the esplanade as Israeli police wielding batons descended on crowds of Palestinian worshippers who chanted slogans praising Hamas as they tried to squeeze into the site. Police said security forces entered the holy compound after prayers in response to "masked suspects" who threw rocks towards officers at one of the gates. Israeli authorities control access to the area but the compound is administered by Islamic and Jordanian officials.After the incident, there were signs that both sides were trying to keep the hostilities in check.
In the Gaza Strip, Israel's military pounded what it said were weapons production sites and underground tunnels belonging to Hamas, which rules the Palestinian enclave.
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