Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem has described the desecration of the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil City by Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir and other settlers as “part of the religious war being waged by the occupation state on the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and across the entire Palestinian land.”
In press remarks on Wednesday spokesman Qasem said that Israeli leaders persist in provoking the feelings of every Palestinian Arab and Muslim with such violations which he described as a reflection of the fascist terrorist and criminal mentality of the occupation state.”
The spokesman warned that the Israeli government makes every effort to impose its control over the Ibrahimi Mosque with all means.
He expressed his belief that such Israeli efforts would not succeed in changing history and facts because these holy sites belong exclusively to the Palestinian people.
He stressed that the Palestinian people would continue their legitimate struggle to preserve the identity of their Islamic and Christian holy sites across the Palestinian land.
On Tuesday night scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil City and placed Israeli flags on its roofs and walls to mark what they call Independence Day (Palestinian Nakba).
They also held a boisterous concert that involved singing and dancing at the Mosque in the presence of Ben Gvir.
