ALBAWABA - The Israeli government deployed 3,200 military forces across the old town ahead of the planned Jerusalem Flag March today.
Israel said that hundreds of thousands of settlers are expected to take part in the Jerusalem Day Flag march which will start on Thursday at noon.
Israel said to prepare for the worst scenario as tension is expected to rise during the Jerusalem Flag march which usually passes through the gates of the Old City towards Al-Buraq Square.
During the Jerusalem Day Flag march, settlers usually chant anti-Arab slogans such as; “Death to Arabs” and “They are only Arabs, they are only fleas."
Israeli Prime Minister announced earlier that Israel is planning to continue with the flag march and won't back down. He said: "The flag march will continue as planned, as usual, on its route."
A group of settlers have broken into Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the planned Flag march.
The parade is annually organized by far-right nationalists and religious organizations to commemorate Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem during the 1967 war.
