Main Palestinian factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad have strongly denounced the Israeli army’s operation on the Bab al-Rahma prayer space of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is positioned in East Jerusalem and beneath Israeli occupation.
Palestinian media experiences stated Israeli forces broken lighting fixtures and electrical programs throughout the raid on Saturday, which got here as Muslims have fun Eid al-Fitr, the competition marking the tip of the holy month of Ramadan.
Hazim Qasim, a spokesperson for Hamas, stated the raid was a continuation of Israel’s “non secular battle in opposition to the holy websites in Jerusalem.”
The battle to protect the “Arab-Islamic identification” of Al-Aqsa Mosque will proceed undeterred, he stated in a written assertion.
Islamic Jihad spokesperson Tarek Silmi stated the raid was one more aggression in Israel’s “battle on Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
“Makes an attempt by the (Israeli) occupation administration to take management of the mosque won’t ever succeed,” he asserted.
Earlier this month, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complicated and forcibly eliminated Muslim worshippers, escalating tensions throughout the Palestinian territories.
The raids triggered rocket hearth from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, whereas Israel retaliated with airstrikes.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world’s third-holiest web site. Jews name the world the Temple Mount, saying it was the location of two historic Jewish temples.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem throughout the 1967 Arab-Israeli Struggle. It annexed your complete metropolis in 1980, a transfer by no means acknowledged by the worldwide neighborhood.
