Calm restored in Jerusalem and Gaza after clashes and border attacks

Onus is now on Abbas to ensure violence doesn’t flare up again in Old City; cars torched, graffiti sprayed in Palestinian village near Jerusalem

Calm restored in Jerusalem and Gaza after days of clashes, cross-border attacks (Haaretz)
In Jerusalem's Old City, hundreds of Palestinians celebrated Israeli police's decision to remove barriers in Damascus Gate; Israel prepared for escalation, but no rockets were fired overnight from the Gaza Strip

After a day of quiet, Gaza terrorists fire two rockets toward Israel (Times of Israel)
IDF says projectiles fell inside Strip, triggering alarms in Kissufim region; dozens of rockets were fired into Israel over weekend, prompting warnings of harsh response

Israel took steps to quell Jerusalem violence. now it’s up to Abbas (Haaretz)
The rocket fire from Gaza, meanwhile, has a simple political explanation

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Cars torched, graffiti sprayed in Palestinian village near Jerusalem (Haaretz)
Incident comes after police arrest eight right-wing activists suspected of attacking two men in Jerusalem with pepper spray

Photo: Palestinians in Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, April 25 (Emil Salman)