October 9, 2008

In Acre, inside Israel, Israeli Palestinians and Jews clash again when Jews angry over the 10/8 incidents pour into the streets after the lifting of the Yom Kippur fast at sundown and attack and vandalize Palestinian homes and shops in Arab neighborhoods, sparking fistfights and stone-throwing exchanges; Israeli police fire tear gas, percussion grenades, water cannon to disperse the crowds, also arresting several people; no serious injuries are reported. In East Jerusalem, Israeli security forces escort 100s of Israeli Jews into the al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard to pray. (WP 10/10; OCHA 10/15; PCHR 10/16)