JERUSALEM — The Israeli occupation army prevented the evening call to prayer (Adhan) from being raised on Tuesday in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Palestinian sources quoted the Islamic Endowments Department in Al-Quds, saying that the occupation army cut off the external speakers of Al-Aqsa Mosque to prevent prayer at the request of the occupation officials.

This is a fresh violation by the Israelis after recent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound had injured 42 people on Friday, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint site.

Israel’s police said forces entered the compound after “rioters” hurled stones and fireworks, including down towards the Western Wall, the sacred Jewish site below Al-Aqsa.

The statement said officers used “riot dispersal means” to contain the unrest. Witnesses and AFP reporters said police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The Red Crescent said that most of those injured suffered “upper body injuries.”

Tensions remain high at the site in the heart of Jerusalem’s old, walled city, part of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Over the past two weeks, more than 250 Palestinians have been injured in clashes at the Al-Aqsa compound. — Agencies