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Added on the 18/05/2023 18:48:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Far-right Israelis march to Jerusalem's Damascus Gate for the March of the Flags, which celebrates the anniversary of Israel's 1967 occupation of the city's eastern sector. Israel's new government faced an early test as Jewish ultranationalists prepared to march into annexed east Jerusalem, stoking tensions the UN has warned threaten a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Rallies by far-right Jewish groups in Arab neighbourhoods have raised tensions in recent months, prompting a police intervention in the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound that triggered the deadliest flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence since 2014. IMAGES
People stand still at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem as Israel marks a sombre Memorial Day overshadowed by the war in Gaza. IMAGES
Pedestrians in Jerusalem come to a standstill in honour of the victims of the Holocaust as sirens blare on Holocaust Remembrance Day. IMAGES
Relatives and supporters of the hostages held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip since October 7 raise placards, yellow balloons, and Israeli flags and chant slogans as they march in Jerusalem during a rally demanding their release. IMAGES
Israeli security forces stand guard at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City ahead of Friday prayers. IMAGES