Tensions have been simmering for weeks in Occupied East Jerusalem. But on Monday the situation took a dangerous turn when Israeli police stormed the Al Aqsa mosque compound, during prayers, injuring hundreds of Palestinians. The armed group Hamas responded by firing rockets into Israel which in turn sparked the air strikes on Gaza. More than two dozen Palestinians were killed in the Israeli attacks, two Israeli women died in the barrage of rockets. Occupied East Jerusalem had been on edge anyway because Palestinian families are being threatened with eviction from their homes. Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Saleh Hijazi, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International Yaakov Amidror, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel and Former Major General Nour Odeh, Political Analyst and Founding member of the Democratic National Assembly - Subscribe to our channel: aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: www.aljazeera.com/ #Israel #Palestine

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