Today, Monday, Palestinian political factions and forces condemned calls from settlement groups to raise the Israeli flag in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and demanded the protection of the holy sites in the city of Jerusalem.
The forces and factions said, in a statement issued in Ramallah, that they condemned “the colonialists’ calls to raise hundreds of Israeli flags on the fourteenth of this month inside the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
She pointed to the occupation’s attacks on Christian worshipers, preventing them from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Easter and Holy Saturday yesterday and the day before yesterday, adding that this “falls within the framework of restricting freedom of worship and preventing worshipers from accessing Islamic and Christian holy places.”
Political forces and factions also condemned raising flags on the roof and walls of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron “as part of ongoing attempts at Judaization.”
Yesterday, Sunday, the Director General of the Hebron Endowments, Ghassan Al-Rajabi, said in a statement, “The occupation forces installed Israeli flags on the roof and walls of the Ibrahimi Mosque (…) with the aim of completely Judaizing the old city of Hebron, and completely seizing the Ibrahimi Mosque.”
The factions called on the Arab and Islamic nation to “take mechanisms capable of imposing a boycott and prosecuting the occupation, and providing protection for our sanctities and our people.”
*Extremist temple groups call for a massive raid to raise flags in Al-Aqsa Mosque on Independence Day*
The extremist “Bedino” group, headed by the extremist Tommy Nissany, called on the extremist crowd for a large-scale storming of… #Al-Aqsa Mosque Mubarak to raise the occupation flags in conjunction with what is known as “Independence” Day, which coincides with this… pic.twitter.com/ps8ZprzjC3
—Dr. Abdullah Marouf Dr. Abdullah Marouf (@AbdallahMarouf) May 5, 2024
For his part, Abdullah Marouf, an expert in Jerusalem affairs, said in a tweet on his account on the “X” website, that “extremist temple groups are calling for a massive raid to raise flags in Al-Aqsa Mosque” on May 14.
He added that an extremist group called “Bedino,” headed by the extremist “Tommy Nissany,” called on the extremist crowd “to conduct a massive storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, to raise the flags of the occupation in conjunction with what is known as “Independence” Day, which this year falls on Tuesday 5/14/2024.”
Marouf pointed out that the extremist group published advertisements to challenge the Palestinians, by raising the largest number of occupation flags inside the mosque on that day, which coincides with the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
He said, “Extremist temple groups are preparing for what is called Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, next June 5, to intensify their ongoing daily raids on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and reach new record numbers of raiders.”
In turn, the Islamic Christian Commission said, in a monthly report issued today, Monday, a copy of which was received by Tel Aviv Tribune Net, that last April witnessed “a dangerous escalation in the ongoing Israeli occupation violations against the city of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
The report also stated that last month witnessed “an intensification of attacks on worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the storming of its courtyards by the occupation forces.”
She indicated the participation of 5,617 settlers in storming Al-Aqsa Mosque, in addition to 1,695 people who stormed it under the name of “tourist.”
Since the start of the aggression against the Gaza Strip on October 7, the occupation continues to impose strict military measures in the city of Jerusalem, including restricting access to Al-Aqsa Mosque.
