In pictures: Israel's forces raid al-Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem Day

As protests continued late last night across Jerusalem against the planned evictions of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, armed Israeli forces descended on the Old City's Damascus Gate (AFP / Menahem Kahana)

Israeli border police forces detain a Palestinian protester at Damascus Gate, one of the entrances to Jerusalem's Old City and a symbolic gathering space for Palestinians (Reuters/ Ronen Zvulun)

Israeli soldiers used gas canisters to disperse Palestinian demonstrators during protests in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah (AFP/ Abbas Momani)

Israeli security forces were seen on rooftops in front of the Dome of the Rock on Monday morning before raiding the al-Aqsa Mosque complex (Reuters/ Ilan Rosenberg)

Armed Israeli police shot tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinians as they forced their way into the Qibli Mosque, al-Aqsa's main shrine (Reuters/ Ammad Awad)

Israeli police attempted to force people out of the al-Qibli shrine towards the exits using tear gas (Reuters/ Ammar Awad)

Casualties mounted as the morning progressed, with the Palestinian Red Crescent reporting hundreds of wounded Palestinians (Reuters/ Ammar Awad) 

Israelis are expected to march through Jerusalem today to mark Jerusalem Day - the anniversary of Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem following the 1967 Middle East war (AFP/ Ahmad Gharabli)

Palestinian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces (AFP/ Ahmad Gharabli)

Palestinian medics have been evacuating wounded protesters while the Red Crescent has reported that medics were being denied access to al-Aqsa (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)