IOF arrested five Palestinian youths and took them in for investigation

Confrontations erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation forces at the Damascus Gate in occupied Al-Quds on Saturday.

Damascus Gate area also witnessed an increased presence of occupation forces. The situation grew stressful as they erected a steel fence on both sides of the gate and established a mobile command center near the area.

#متابعة .. قوات الاحتلال تنصب مركزًا متنقلًا لها قرب منطقة باب العامود في القدس المحتلة . pic.twitter.com/sHydVZuMm7
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) April 3, 2022

Israeli occupation forces arrested five young men from the region and took them in for questioning.

لحظة اعتقال شاب ونقل شاب آخر خلال الأحداث المندلعة في منطقة باب العامود هذه الليلة pic.twitter.com/twx5Ueqvml
— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) April 2, 2022

تغطية صحفية: "وسط استنفار عناصره.. الاحتلال يشنّ حملة اعتــقـــالات في باب العامود"
تفاصيل أوفى..https://t.co/xWOuliill7 pic.twitter.com/ciEdZ1v1ed
— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) April 2, 2022

This happened in the aftermath of the Isha and Taraweeh prayers in Al-Aqsa mosque on the first day of the month of Ramadan, where 50,000 worshippers gathered.

صلاة التراويح واستقبال شهر رمضان في المسجد الأقصى#القدس #شهر_رمضان #ضد_التطبيع #الأقصى #فلسطين #الميادين_GO pic.twitter.com/xlGSrBc0GY
— الميادين Go (@AlmayadeenGO) April 2, 2022

At the same time, occupation forces stormed a neighborhood in the town of Silwan, threw sonic grenades, and fired rubber-coated metal bullets at the locals.