The United States affirmed that it was "deeply concerned" after Israeli police's attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday.
"We call on all sides to exercise restraint (and) avoid provocative actions and rhetoric," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. "We urge Palestinian and Israeli officials to work cooperatively to lower tensions and ensure the safety of everyone."
Dozens of Israeli police units broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacked the thousands of Muslim worshipers, media reported, adding that 152 Palestinians were injured.
Thousands of people, many of them elderly, women, and children, were performing the dawn prayer on the second Friday of Ramadan, WAFA News Agency reported.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque, causing panic and forcing people to rush seeking safety from the police rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas.
The Red Crescent said it handled dozens of injuries and transferred more than 60 people, many of them hit in the upper part of the body, to hospitals in Jerusalem as it set up a field hospital to handle the many injuries expected from the police attack.
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