Al Aqsa relives memories of the second Intifada…40 injured while confronting settlers

The third-holiest Site in Islam after Mecca and Medina recalls memories and incidents of its second Intifada (uprising).
At least 40 people were injured and five arrested as fierce clashes broke out at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Al Quds (Jerusalem)'s Old City on Sunday.
Three of the 37 wounded Palestinians sustained serious eye and head injuries, sources said.
Reports conflicted on the number of Palestinians detained during the incident. Palestinian sources said five were seized, while "Israeli" sources put the number at nine arrested amid the clashes that were ongoing through Sunday afternoon.
Confrontations erupted after groups of "Israelis" entered the Al-Aqsa compound on Sunday morning, reportedly under the guard of "Israeli" authorities. Palestinians threw stones, chairs, and shoes at the "Israelis", while Zionist forces injured 37 Palestinians during attempts to forcefully disperse them with batons and stun grenades.
On Thursday, the Al-Aqsa Foundation had warned that "Israeli" authorities were planning to permit settlers entrance to the area. Officials in East Al Quds (Jerusalem) predicted that the break-in would occur on Sunday under the pretext of marking Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement.
Fierce clashes erupted outside the compound near Majlis Gate, one of the main entrances to the mosque, after police prevented Palestinian worshippers from entering the area, according to witnesses.
Meanwhile, "Israeli" police prevented Islamic notables such as Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, chief of the Islamic Supreme Committee and grand mufti of Al Quds (Jerusalem) and Palestine, from accessing Al-Aqsa.
Hatim Abdul Qader, former PA minister of Al Quds (Jerusalem) affairs and current Fatah representative on Jerusalem was also denied access to Al Aqsa
To Muslim it is the location where the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven during his Night Journey. The compound, with the golden Dome of the Rock, is also a focal point of Palestinian national pride.

It also sits atop what "Israelis" refer to as the Temple Mount, where the Jewish First and Second Temples were thought to have stood. The location is especially sensitive because some extremists seek the mosque's demolition in order to construct a "Third Temple."