6:25PM IL: In ongoing Har HaBayis violence that began earlier on Sunday morning, the first day of Chol Hamoed in Eretz Yisrael, Arabs threw rocks down at the Kosel Plaza, injuring a number of mispalalim.

It appears the rocks fell on the women’s area of the Kosel. As many as seven or more people sustained injuries, apparently light according to preliminary reports.

Elsewhere in ongoing Arab violence, a female motorist was struck in a shoulder and lightly injured while traveling in Shomron. The vehicle she was traveling in during the early evening hours was targeted by Arabs hurling rocks from Turmous Aiya, an Arab village south of Shilo.

6:37PM IL: Police insist no rocks were thrown at the Kosel but there were rumors of attacks, leading to panic and light injuries.

(Written on 1st day Chol Hamoed in Eretz Yisrael – Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)