Israeli security launch clampdown in Jerusalem over fears of Hamas 'day of rage'

Tension and hatred have been stirred up by the horror of the Hamas-Israel war which has killed close to 3,000 within days - one local who only gave his name as Issam said: "everyone is terrified"

Israeli Army fire shells into Gaza

Israeli security forces have launched a massive clampdown in Jerusalem, fearing a Hamas-ordered “day of rage” will spill out into violence on the streets.

It followed days of shootings here as tension and hatred have been stirred up by the horror of the Hamas-Israel war which has killed close to 3,000 within days. Mounted police bristling with automatic weapons and heavily armed troops swamped the al-Aqsa Mosque area - the epicentre of Hamas’ call to arms.

One local who only gave his name as Issam told me close to the al-Aqsa: “Everyone is terrified to come today because of the security here, there are many restrictions."

We saw a group of 20 local youths praying together in the street on mats close to the mosque, watched by Israel’s security forces, as tension ran high everywhere. Just hours earlier during the night, unlit helicopters had buzzed east Jerusalem as police launched a manhunt for a gunman who attacked a local police station.