Stun grenades explode as Israeli police disperse crowds of Palestinian protesters outside the medieval walls of Jerusalem's old city on Friday.<br/> <br />Protesting the entry by Jewish groups under police escort to the al-Aqsa mosque compound, some Palestinians hurl rocks at troops.<br/> <br />Outside the Damascus Gate to the holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews, protesters pray in the road, facing Israeli police.<br/> <br />Palestinians oppose Jewish worship at the plaza overlooking Judaism's Western Wall, seeing it as a first step toward restricting access for Muslims and deepening Israeli control over the Old City.<br/> <br />In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, protesters set tires on fire in the holy city of Hebron, where a Palestinian sniper shot dead an Israeli soldier on Sunday.<br/> <br />In the Gaza strip, demonstrators marching at the crossing to Israel are driven back by tear gas.<br/> <br />Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resumed U.S.-brokered peace talks in July, ending a three-year stalemate
