42 injured in Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Jerusalem: Palestinian Red Crescent.

At least 42 people injured in Al-Aqsa mosque compound by the action taken by Israeli's police against Palestinian Muslims on Friday.

According to Palestinian Red Crescent, unrest came out on final Friday of Ramazan.

None of the injuries were serious, the Red Crescent said, adding that 22 people had been taken to hospital.

Over the past two weeks, nearly 300 Palestinians have been injured in violence at the Al-Aqsa compound, Islam's third-holiest site which is the most holy site for Jews, who call it the Temple Mount.

Israel's police claimed forces entered the compound after 'rioters' hurled stones and fireworks, including down towards the Western Wall, the sacred Jewish site below Al-Aqsa.

The statement said officers used 'riot dispersal means' to contain the unrest. According to AFP, witnesses said police fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

Police said three people had been arrested, two for throwing stones and one for 'inciting the mob'.

'For the past hour, the site has been quiet and (Muslim) worshippers are safely entering (the compound)' police said.

But tensions remain high at the site in the heart of Jerusalem's old, walled city, part of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.

Israel's incursions into the site during Ramazan have raised global concern, but the Jewish state has insisted it was compelled to act against operatives from the groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were seeking to spark widespread unrest across Jerusalem.

In an apparent attempt to ease tensions, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has stressed that the government was committed to the status quo at the compound, meaning an adherence to long-standing convention that only Muslims are allowed to pray there.

Jews are allowed to visit the Temple Mount. Muslim leaders have, however, been angered by a recent uptick in such visits. Some voiced fears that Israel was seeking to divide...