ISRAEL DECLARES EMERGENCY IN LOD AS UNREST SPREADS

The site is revered both by Muslims, who call it Haram al-Sharif (Noble Shrine), and by Jews, by whom it is known as the Temple Mount. Hamas demanded that Israel remove the police from there and the nearby predominantly Arab district of Sheikh Jarrah, where Palestinian families are facing eviction from Jewish settlers. Hamas launched rockets when its ultimatum went unheeded.