Israeli forces injure 72 Palestinians

Israeli forces take aim during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators following a protest against a march by Israeli settlers to the wildcat settlement outpost of Homesh, Burqa, West Bank on April 19, 2022. (AFP)

• Blinken said Israel has been told that it should ensure Muslim worshippers’ access to the mosque

RAMALLAH: On Tuesday, 72 Palestinians were wounded during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank village of Burqa.
Meanwhile, in a phone call, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reviewed the latest developments surrounding tensions over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Blinken said Israel has been told that it should ensure Muslim worshippers’ access to the mosque.
He affirmed the US rejection of Israeli settler violence, home demolitions, evictions of residents, and army incursions into Palestinian-governed territories.
Meanwhile, the UAE summoned Israel’s ambassador to complain about the crackdown against Palestinians in Jerusalem.