Jews praying on the Temple Mount, pictured, were surrounded by Muslims chanting ‘allahu akbar.’ Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

A protest erupted on Tuesday morning on the Temple Mount after several Jews visiting the site began prostrating themselves and began reciting Jewish prayers which are strictly forbidden under current agreements between Israel and the Waqf.

The prayer provoked Muslims nearby to gather around the Jewish visitors and begin chanting “Allahu akbar” and “with our blood we will redeem Al-Aqsa.” The Jewish Temple Mount activists claim that they were assaulted by Waqf officials and the Muslim worshippers. While police said that they were not aware of any violent behavior and that the exchanges were purely verbal, video footage from the incident proved that physical altercations did indeed occur.

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