The Minister of Defense on the tension ahead of the flag parade in Jerusalem: "The reality of Jerusalem is always ours. We are allowed and can do in our capital city a parade we want. We have no intention of violating any status quo on the Temple Mount. 

Police are there to prevent people from creating deliberate friction. We are not naive and know that there are some. I call for avoiding any provocation along the way. 

Hamas will not threaten our sovereignty. Last year Hamas decided to fire rockets at what started "Operation of the guardian of the wall", an excuse that he regrets what happened - and I guess this time he will be smart enough to avoid it."

Source: N12 News