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Young Arab men with masks inside the Al Aqsa mosque (some wearing shoes -- absolutely forbidden in Islam), stockpiling rocks to throw at Jews who visit the Temple Mount grounds, Sept. 2015

Jerusalem Police arrested 10 Arab boys, ages 10 to 17, in connection with stone-throwing attacks in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The boys were arrested Monday, the first day of the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot, on suspicion of hurling the rocks from rooftops at people as they passed by, according to a police spokesperson. No injuries were reported.

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Palestinian Authority terrorist organizations train children ages three and up each year at “summer camps” the various ways to attack and, they hope, to kill Jews and other Israelis.

Israel Police said that patrols in the area will continue, along with other measures designed to maintain security.

Thousands of people are expected to visit the Old City and the Western Wall, a 2,000-year-old remnant of the retaining wall of the Second Holy Temple of Jerusalem.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.