NAZARETH, (PIC)
The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, called on his government to prevent Palestinians from the West Bank from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan, and to restrict the entry of Palestinians from Jerusalem and other areas of 1948 occupied Palestine.
Israeli Channel 12 reported that Ben Gvir also called on the Israeli government to block all Palestinians from the West Bank from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.
He also called for preventing Palestinians from Jerusalem and 1948 occupied Palestine who are under the age of 70 from entering.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army and the Shin Bet -internal security agency- warned that Ben Gvir’s policy will lead to igniting the entire areas, and turning Al-Aqsa Mosque into a place around which Palestinians unite, according to the same channel.
The channel indicated that a heated debate will be raised early next week during a cabinet session regarding the entry of Palestinians to Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
According to the same source, the Israeli army and the Shin Bet requested to determine the allowed age for Palestinians from the West Bank to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque as 45 years and above, while the Israeli police requested that entry be allowed for those above the age of 60.
The Israeli police have imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers from all areas into Al-Aqsa Mosque since the beginning of the aggression on Gaza on October 7 last year, especially on Fridays.
