JERUSALEM

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Tensions flared at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, leading to clashes that left 17 Palestinians wounded.

Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in Western Asia.
Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the oldest cities in the world.
Jerusalem is situated on the southern spur of a plateau in the Judaean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives (East) and Mount Scopus (North East).
It is considered holy for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The city straddles the Green Line between Israel and the West Bank.
Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital.
Due to this long-running dispute, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.
The Old City became a World Heritage Site in 1981, and has been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 1982.
Mount Herzl, at the western side of the city near the Jerusalem Forest, serves as the national cemetery of Israel.
The city is characterized by a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters.