Watch Palestinian protesters smash a hole in Israel's dividing wall

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JERUSALEM — Protesters used hammers and pickaxes to smash holes in the wall that divides Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday.

The destruction was largely symbolic, but it pointed to the growing frustration among Palestinians over what they see as an increasingly oppressive occupation. 

Israel is currently building a network of roads and walls that not only bypass and isolate Palestinian cities in the West Bank, but also completely hide them from view from inside Israel.

Hundreds of people attended the protest, which was originally organized in defense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Violence has spiked in recent weeks over fears that the Israeli government is seeking to gain more control over the Jerusalem mosque, which is Islam’s third holiest site.

Social media users captured the moment on video. The demonstration was eventually dispersed by tear gas:

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