Israeli police have prevented hundreds of young Palestinians from entering a contested holy site in Jerusalem for the first prayer in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli media reported on Monday. A video clip filmed no Sunday and published by Haaretz newspaper showed uniformed police using batons to drive people back along a narrow passageway. Media reports spoke of crowds and isolated clashes in Jerusalem. Some young people did manage to gain access to the holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, “when they arrived with their parents or in case…