Israeli police attack worshippers in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa

Muslims break their fast by eating the Iftar meal, during the holy month of Ramadan next to the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israeli police attacked dozens of worshippers in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound before dawn on Wednesday (April 5), witnesses said, in what Israeli police said was a response to rioting.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported injuries but did not elaborate on how many people were hurt. It said in a statement that Israeli forces were preventing its medics from reaching the mosque.