Israeli police entered Al-Aqsa Mosque Clashed with the Palestinians in Jerusalem and inside, using tear gas and flashbangs to evacuate to the hundreds who were praying at the time.
According to Palestinian broadcaster Maan, Muslims celebrating Ramadan this month were praying on Tuesday night in the mosque, which was filled with men, as well as women, children and the elderly. It was placed at the door of the mosque at around 22:00 (local time) to prevent believers from entering.
According to the Maan agency, they entered the building shortly after. dozens of injured by rubber bullets, pepper spray and flash explosionsAnd prevention of medical treatment of those affected, always according to this institution.
According to Police sources quoted by Israeli media outlet ‘Jerusalem Post’, the Security Forces would later take the women and children out of the mosque and then start clashes with the men. , stones and fireworks.
According to the police version compiled by the said media, several dozen young men were present in one of the mosque’s rooms from the early hours of the night with the intention of committing acts of violence. Agents would try to evacuate them peacefully before they broke into the building. They also report an agent injured during the riots.
Hamas condemns the attacks
Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas’ political wing, warned that “what happened in the Holy Mosque is an unprecedented crime and will have consequences”. In this sense, he stressed that everyone, including Palestinians and Israelis, should take responsibility for the events taking place these days. Haniyeh would urge Palestinians in the West Bank to go there to “protect” the mosque, according to a statement compiled by the newspaper ‘Felesteen’.
Tension in Ramadan
On Sunday, April 26, the Police carried out a similar operation and evacuated the believers who were praying inside in the middle of Ramadan. suspected of fortifying themselves and preparing attacks against Jewish visitors the next morning. At least two Palestinians were detained during the operation, as the Jerusalem Post reported with reference to the Israeli Police. night.
In response, the Palestinian Authority expressed its reaction to the Israeli offensive and, in general, “Israel’s constant provocations and attacks against the believers, especially in and around Al Haram al Sharif (Noble Shrine), during the holiest month of Ramadan, and in particular throughout the year”. . He told Israel, “The occupying power has never committed to maintaining calm in Jerusalem, as it falsely claims, but has committed to deliberately inciting the Muslim believers.” Sharif while doing so in accordance with Islamic practices.”
The holy Masjid al-Aqsa is a hot spot in Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan. About 250,000 Muslims attended the prayer on Friday, March 31, and the Israeli Police deployed 2,300 troops to the area these weeks.
The Corridor of Mosques—or the Temple Mount for Jews—is the religious heart of East Jerusalem and rests on one side of the Wailing Wall, the last remnant of the Jewish Temple of Solomon to which Muslims are attached. They fear that Israel will try to demolish Masjid al-Aqsa. -Islam’s third holiest place- To build a Third Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
Hamas launches multiple rockets from Gaza
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) militia launched a large number of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory in response to the Israeli operation. Reporting that anti-aircraft sirens have been activated in the municipality of Sderot in the south of Israel, on the Gaza Strip border, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detailed that they have detected five launches on Israeli territory.
Of the five rounds, the IDF caught four through air defense fighters, according to a statement posted on their social networks. However, according to the news of ‘The Jerusalem Post’, a rocket could hit a factory.