Israel Matzav: 15 cops wounded in Temple Mount riots

15 cops wounded in Temple Mount riots

Fifteen police were hurt on Friday in what is being described as a 'successful attempt' to quell rioting on the Temple Mount that featured stone-throwing onto the Western Wall Plaza below.

Fifteen policemen were lightly wounded in their attempt to restore order on the Temple Mount after Arab youths emerging from Friday prayers started hurling rocks down onto those worshiping at the Western Wall.

Having restored calm with the use of stun grenades, and following helpful intervention by other Muslim worshipers to defuse the clash, police eventually withdrew in coordination with the Waqf to allow older worshipers to leave the Temple Mount.

Ron Krumer, a spokesman for Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center, confirmed a Palestinian woman was wounded in the head by a rubber bullet and hospitalized in serious condition. Palestinian medics reported 13 injuries.

Police denied using rubber bullets to disperse the riot.

Najeh Btirat, a Waqf official, said the clash followed a mosque sermon on the issue.

"The Friday sermon focused on the Islamic sites that are being targeted by Israel and the need to preserve them," he said. About 300 young men threw stones at police after prayers, he said.

Rock-throwing then spilled over into Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter. Police deployed stun grenades, restoring calm.

The Waqf is duplicitous - acting like it wants to stop the riots on the one hand, while employing the Imams who give the Friday sermons who incite the riots on the other hand.

Separately, there were riots on Friday at various hotspots throughout Judea and Samaria.

Israel Matzav: 15 cops wounded in Temple Mount riots