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Israeli Police Step Up Security

Hundreds of additional police officers were deployed on the streets of eastern Jerusalem on Tuesday, along with heightened security around Jewish homes on the West Bank and at Umm Al-Fahm in northern Israel. Stone throwing and protests by Arabs sympathizing with Gazans took place in Jerusalem on Monday, with several arrests. Police fear a repeat on Tuesday and are also concerned that Palestinians may choose to attack Israeli vehicles driving on West Bank roads. Thousands of Israeli Arabs are expected to attend a rally in Umm Al-Fahm objecting to Israel’s operation in Gaza, which ended in the early hours of Monday.