Jerusalem: Israeli police deployed in large numbers in Jerusalem on Sunday ahead of an annual march marking the country's 1967 seizure of the Palestinian-dominated eastern half of the city.
This year's march comes as Muslims prepare to begin observing the fasting month of Ramadan, when many Palestinians visit the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City.
The Israeli march for "Jerusalem Day" also plans to pass through the Muslim quarter of the Old City before arriving at the Western Wall, which is directly below the Al-Aqsa compound, leading to fears of tensions.
"We shall be there in very large numbers," Israeli police spokesman Asi Aharoni said. "We have more than 2,000 police just for the Jerusalem Day events."
The court rejected the appeal, but required the marchers to complete their passage through the Damascus Gate by 6:15 pm and through the Muslim quarter by 7:00 pm.
Israel occupied east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community.
The future status of Jerusalem is among the most contentious issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This year's march comes as Muslims prepare to begin observing the fasting month of Ramadan, when many Palestinians visit the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City.
The Israeli march for "Jerusalem Day" also plans to pass through the Muslim quarter of the Old City before arriving at the Western Wall, which is directly below the Al-Aqsa compound, leading to fears of tensions.
"We shall be there in very large numbers," Israeli police spokesman Asi Aharoni said. "We have more than 2,000 police just for the Jerusalem Day events."
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The court rejected the appeal, but required the marchers to complete their passage through the Damascus Gate by 6:15 pm and through the Muslim quarter by 7:00 pm.
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Israel occupied east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community.
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The future status of Jerusalem is among the most contentious issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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