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Israeli police stormed the�� compound following Friday prayers, just hours after a truce came into force between the Jewish state and Hamas.

Police fired stun grenades and tear gas at hundreds of Palestinians��who had gathered at the mosque for��prayers and��a celebratory demonstration.

Palestinian outlet��AlQastal also Israeli police��used rubber bullets to disperse the worshippers.

This comes two weeks after Israeli raids during the holy month of Ramadan��on Al-Aqsa - considered the��third holiest site in Islam - were��the trigger for a deadly Israeli bombing campaign and militant rocket fire in .

اللحظات الأولى لاستهداف قوات الاحتلال للمصلين في المسجد الأقصى بالرصـ.ـاص المطاطي وقنـ.ـابل الصوت

— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps)

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld on Friday claimed��"riots broke out" at the��Al-Aqsa��esplanade.

"Hundreds of people threw rocks and petrol bombs at police officers who responded at the scene and began dispersing the rioters," Rosenfeld alleged��in a statement.

AFP reporters at the compound in Jerusalem's Old City said violence was��ongoing.

A ceasefire to end the Gaza hostilities appeared to be holding on Friday, though it is not yet clear what impact Israel's actions at Al-Aqsa will have on this.��

The Egyptian-brokered truce came into force at 2am on Friday (2300 GMT), after an 11-day Israeli bombing campaign killed at least 243 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 66 children. Twelve Israelis were killed by rocket fire into Israel.

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