Protesters in Jerusalem have clashed with police as the discovery of the body of an Arab teenager heightens tensions over the deaths of three Israeli youths.
Sky News' Middle East Correspondent Sherine Tadros said the violence began in the city's Shuafat refugee camp as news of the discovery spread.
Video footage shows protesters throwing rocks and stones at Israeli police who responded by firing into the air.
Special forces have been sent in and roads have been closed around the area.
The body is believed to be that of a Palestinian teenager from the same camp who was reported missing in the early hours of the morning.
Violence started after reports a Palestinian youth was abducted Witnesses said they saw him being forced into a vehicle outside a supermarket in the Shuafat area.
However Israeli police have not yet confirmed the identity of the body, which was found in the Jerusalem Forest in West Jerusalem.
Israel's Ynet website reported that it was charred and showed signs of violence.
Police are investigating whether the body was that of the missing teen Palestinian news reports have blamed Israeli settlers for the abduction.
One Israeli security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said officials suspect the youth was killed in retribution for the deaths of three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were found in the West Bank on Monday.
Israel has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of abducting and killing Gilad Shaar, 16, Eyal Yifrach, 19, and Naftali Frenkel, 16.
They went missing while hitchhiking home from the Jewish seminaries where they studied near Hebron.
Jewish youths mourn next to the graves of the three boys Their deaths have prompted calls for revenge from Israel.
Police in Jerusalem said 47 Israelis were arrested overnight after attending a hardline "anti-Arab" protest in the city.
Meanwhile Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he will continue to hunt those he believes are responsible for their deaths.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Netanyahu said: "Whoever was involved in the kidnapping and the murder will bear the consequences. We will neither rest nor slow down until we reach the last of them and it does not matter where they will try to hide."
The Israeli army has launched its largest ground operation for 10 years. Mr Netanyahu also warned Israel's response would include stepping up military activity in Hamas-controlled Gaza if rocket fire from the territory continues.
"The Israeli Defence Force has been active in recent days against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, and here as well we are still active," he said.
"If need be, we will expand the operation as much as is needed."
The Israeli army has also launched its largest ground operation in the West Bank for 10 years and arrested nearly 400 Hamas operatives.
Overnight the Israeli air force carried out airstrikes on 34 targets, including a Hamas compound, the military said.
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