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West Bank clashes amid simmering tension over holy sites, Hamas reax

(31 Oct 2014) Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli troops on Friday, amid rising tensions surrounding a key Jerusalem holy site that has become a flashpoint for violence over recent months. Israeli security personnel fired several volleys of tear gas canisters at dozens of rock-throwing Palestinian youths gathered at the Qalandiyah checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Near the southern city of Hebron, meanwhile, protesters hurled stones at Israeli troops who responded with riot control weapons, including tear gas. The clashes come as Israel reopened the hilltop holy site know to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary after it was shuttered on Thursday in a bid to calm flaring tensions. The site is the holiest place in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam. Jews say it is the location of their biblical temple while Muslims say it is the place from which the prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas leader speaking from Gaza strip said that "what is happening is an outburst of anger by people." In Gaza meanwhile, more than a thousand people protested in two separate demonstrations against what they see as Israeli encroachment on the holy site. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...