耶路撒冷阿克薩清真寺爆發衝突

Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem Sunday, the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year.

The fracas broke out after police entered the compound in pursuit of Palestinians who earlier had barricaded themselves in the mosque and had thrown rocks and flares at police. The Israeli authorities used tear gas and threw stun grenades at Palestinian youths.

Jordan, which has custodian rights over the mosque, condemned the Israel raid, accusing the Jewish state of "provocations" and "attempts to change the status quo" of one of the most sensitive holy sites in the Mideast.

Under current strictures on the site, Jews can visit it but not pray there for fear it would create friction with Muslim worshippers.

The mosque was reopened to visitors after Sunday's violence was quelled.巴勒斯坦人和以色列警察星期天在耶路撒冷阿克薩清真寺所在地爆發衝突。第二天即將迎來猶太新年。

騷亂是在警方進入清真寺所在地之後爆發的。警方進入清真寺是爲了搜尋早些時候把自己鎖在清真寺裏，並向警察投擲石塊和照明彈的巴勒斯坦人。以色列當局使用了催淚瓦斯，並向巴勒斯坦青年投擲了眩暈手榴彈。

對於阿克薩清真寺擁有監護權的約旦，譴責了以色列的突擊搜捕行動，指責以色列這個猶太國家對中東地區最敏感的聖地之一，採取了“挑釁和企圖改變現狀”的行爲。

按照目前對這座清真寺所在地的限制措施，猶太人可以進入那裏，但是由於擔心和穆斯林敬拜者發生摩擦和衝突，猶太人不能在那裏禱告。

星期天的暴力事件平息之後，這座清真寺重新向遊人開放。