Dozens of extreme Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem Al-Quds under the protection of the Israeli army,
Dozens of settlers were taken on a so-called Jewish historical tour of the compound where they were given lectures of the history of the area by a Jewish group claiming it was Temple Mount.
All Muslims were prevented from entering their Islamic Holy Site by the Israeli Authorities. When they attempted to protest, the Israeli army began shooting tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets towards the crowd. They then began beating men, women and children with batons and sprayed them with pepper spray.
Hanna Issa further explained that the attacks against the mosque have increased since an Israeli Knesset decision permitted Israeli settlers to enter the mosque to perform their Jewish prayers.
The Director of the Centre for Defence of Liberties and Civil Rights stated that this was a planned attack.
Al-Aqsa mosque is Islam's third holiest mosque and has been the target of repeated violations by Israeli settlers, who always protected by the Israeli police.
Jews refer to al Aqsa as the Temple Mount, claiming that the mosque was built over their ancient holy sites. However following decades of archeological digs they have never found a trace of evidence.
The Israeli army has warned that they will step up preparations for the next Jewish holiday of Sukkot on 18th of September in which the Israeli authorities will ban all Muslims from entering the mosque in order for Jews to conduct their prayers.
Reader Comments
Remember how the Second Intifada started? And what followed it?
"On September 28 [2000], the Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon together with a Likud party delegation surrounded by hundreds of Israeli riot police, visited the Temple Mount. Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of the compound and is widely considered the third holiest site in Islam [Link] Sounds familiar isn't it?
How many people, including children and women, were killed since 2000? The real numbers are unknown and can be only estimated...
How many Palestinian homes has been demolished? In that period, Israel has destroyed some 4,170 Palestinian homes in that period alone [Link]
And how many full scale military attacks against people of many countries were perpetrated by Israel since then? 31, including the latest airstrikes on Syria and Latakia explosion [Link] And that's only what was made public so far.
The creepy crawlers probably think that third time is a 'charm.' Is this provocation a part of an old plan or a new one?