In Israel and the Occupied Territories, new tensions are flaring over an Israeli excavation near Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinians are warning a limited ceasefire will unravel if Israel damages the compound housing Islam’s third holiest shrine.

Raif Nijem, chair of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Restoration Committee: “We were astonished by noticing that some bulldozers, Israeli bulldozers, came to the Bab al-Magharibah, al-Magharibah gate, and they started to demolish the approach road and two rooms there. Which are near al-Buraq Mosque. And this will lead to danger to Al-Aqsa building itself. We have advised the Israeli authorities in Jerusalem last week and several times before that they should not touch this road.”

The Israeli government says it’s searching for artifacts and won’t cause any damage.