Police say violators removed from site; Palestinian rioters barricade themselves in Al-Aqsa Mosque; 1,800 Jews visit compound, including far-right MK Ben Gvir; Hamas issues threats

IDF apparently not expecting an escalation like last year's in Gaza, but tensions remain high as volatile day arrives

8 rockets test-fired from coastal enclave toward sea; air defenses still bolstered; IDF officials tell southern community leaders no escalation expected from strip

Flag march for right-wing nationalists set for traditional route in Old City via Muslim Quarter; Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad urge response to event

'You won't threaten our sovereignty': Israeli leaders stress Sunday march will follow traditional route despite warnings from terror groups; participants not allowed on Temple Mt.

Meretz's Zandberg says 'defiant' nationalist procession is 'endangering whole Middle East,' Yair Golan calls planned route 'a wrong decision'; supporters say event legitimate

Israel adamant Sunday's parade will proceed as planned through the Muslim Quarter, won't let terror groups 'set the agenda'; Hamas, PA urge Palestinians to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque

Police say man, a member of an unspecified terror group, tossed pipe bomb at a cop a year ago

In warning ahead of contentious parade on Sunday, US government workers in Israel also ordered to stay away from Damascus Gate and keep out of Old City altogether after dark

Nasrallah warns Palestinian groups have pledged a coordinated 'stark response' to any provocations; US embassy bars workers from Old City during march