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Israeli police to bolster presence in Jerusalem for 'flag march' amid Palestinian calls for day of rage

Palestinians are planning to protest against the Israeli extremist march, which will go through areas in Palestinian East Jerusalem.
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14 June, 2021
Palestinian groups are calling for action against the flag march [NurPhoto/Getty]

Ìýpresence will be bolstered in Ìýahead of Tuesday's plannedÌý.

The police will operate in the Damascus Gate area in occupied East Jerusalem, and plainclothes officers will be tasked with preventing violence, according to Israel's Maariv daily.

Palestinians are planning to protest against theÌýIsraeli extremist march.

Israel's new domestic security minister saidÌýthe demonstration will go ahead.

The flag march is to commence at 5:30 pm, while an hour later participants will dance at Damascus Gate along with their Israeli flags, Arabi21 said.

It will go through several historic areas in Palestinian East Jerusalem, including Jaffa Gate and the Muslim Quarter.

The flag march was originally supposed to take place , following similar delays in May.

"Police refused to give us authorisation," explained one participating organisation's spokesperson.

This came as Hamas's Khalil Hayya warned the march going ahead could lead to fresh violence.

"We hope the message is clear so that Thursday doesn’t become [a new] May 10".

The and Hamas rocket fire on Israel began on that date.

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Ahead of Tuesday's reorganised flag march, senior Hamas figure Moussa Abu Marzouk warned over the weekend that the demonstration could see a .

"Our decision is already made that it is possible the war will return" if Israel continues to carry out "its usual activities,"Ìýhe explained.

Several Palestinian groups have called for Palestinians to take action on Tuesday, Arabi21 reported.

In addition to Hamas, the Follow-Up Committee of the National ForcesÌýin PalestineÌýasked the Palestinian people to turn out for a day of rage.

The CommitteeÌýappealed: "Let all Palestine and all its people in [Israel] and the diaspora rise up under the Palestinian flag, in support of Jerusalem and to protect it, its neighbourhoods and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque."

It also called for those withinÌýIsrael and the West BankÌýto safeguard the third holiest site in Islam.

The planned flag march comes after Israel's new " won its key confidence vote on Sunday, removing for the first time in 12 years.

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