Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound - Jordan News
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque—also known as Al-Haram Al-Sharif—in occupied Jerusalem on Monday, under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces. اضافة اعلان According to a statement by the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, the settlers entered the compound from the Moroccan Gate and carried out provocative tours throughout the site. They were also seen performing Talmudic rituals in the eastern part of the mosque compound. The Waqf added that Israeli police imposed further restrictions on Palestinian worshippers, including confiscating their ID cards at the mosque's outer gates. Al-Aqsa Mosque has been subject to daily violations and incursions, except on Fridays and Saturdays. These repeated actions are widely viewed as attempts to assert full Israeli control over the holy site and implement a temporal and spatial division.
Such incursions often escalate tensions in Jerusalem and are condemned by Palestinians and many international observers as violations of the sanctity of one of Islam's holiest sites.
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