Marchers gather outside the Damascus Gate, a central gathering place for Palestinians in east Jerusalem, chanting anti-Arab and anti-Islamic slogans
Israel i right-wing activists gather with Israel i national flags outside the Damascus Gate of the old city of Jerusalem on June 5.Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israel is took part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighbourhood in Jerusalem ’s Old City on Wednesday, with some stoking wartime tensions and chanting “Death to Arabs.”, but the march could ignite widespread tensions, as it did three years ago, when it helped set off an 11-day war in Gaza.
The march was taking place as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza are high. The war began with Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel, in which militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250 hostages. Israel responded with a massive offensive that has killed over 36,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, displaced most of the territory’s population and caused widespread destruction.
In past years, police have forcibly cleared Palestinians from the parade route, and large crowds of mostly ultranationalist youth have chanted “Death to Arabs,” “May your village burn” and other offensive slogans. The police say they are deploying 3,000 security personnel to ensure calm.
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