Israeli police attack Palestinian protesters in Sheikh Jarrah

At least 20 Palestinians wounded in a street brawl with Israeli settlers and police in flashpoint East Jerusalem area.

Israeli police used stun grenades and sprayed skunk water on Palestinians in the tense occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. There had been clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians earlier in the evening, with Israeli media reporting that chairs and stones had been thrown between the sides. The Palestine Red Crescent said 20 Palestinians were wounded in the fighting and reports said several were arrested.