Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have continued in the occupied West Bank despite the reopening of access to and from the area. Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, ordered the closure to be lifted on Wednesday, five days after imposing it citing security reasons. Officials also reopened the al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem, where dozens of people were injured on Tuesday as Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli security forces. [Read the full article]