Sources in the Likud said that Netanyahu and his family did not forget Shaked's remarks in December 2018, saying that "this will be Netanyahu's last term as prime minister."

According to Palestinian Media Watch, Fatah asked to preserve "the Arab and Islamic character of Jerusalem before the herds of settlers who want to defile the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem."

Around 40,000 participants were expected to partake in the event from numerous organizations.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Bennett and Ayelet Shaked would leave their positions as education minister and justice minster on Sunday morning.

"Why do they throw cows into the sea, and why do children need to see these things?"

The units were announced by the Ministry of Housing and Construction on May 29 and are planned to be built in the neighborhoods of Ramot and Pisgat Ze'ev.

As the police attempted to enter the place, Arab worshipers began throwing stones, chairs and other objects at the forces.

It came out again amid the 2019 Quds Day Iranian-backed protests which seek to highlight the importance of Jerusalem and are generally a festival of anti-US and anti-Israel hatred.