GAZA, (PIC)
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, described the strict measures taken by the Israeli occupation authority against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the assault on worshipers as a continuation of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, their land, and their holy sites.
In a statement issued on Friday, Hamas said that the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces on the Palestinian people in Jerusalem, and the prevention of hundreds of them from reaching the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, and the attacks against them, “are a continuation of the comprehensive aggression carried out by the Zionist enemy against our people, our land, and our holy sites, which our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank confront with courage and bravery.”
On the second Friday of Ramadan, the occupation forces imposed a tight cordon around the city of Jerusalem and set up checkpoints at all entrances leading to the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque. They also obstructed the arrival of hundreds of worshipers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform the Friday prayer.
Hamas extended its greetings to the steadfast individuals who defied the occupation’s restrictions and broke its measures aimed at keeping them away from Al-Aqsa Mosque, by insisting on remaining present in the holy site.
The Movement also warned of the danger of the Israeli escalation in Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa, and all occupied territories, calling on the international community and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in particular, to take serious action to protect Al-Aqsa and the Islamic and Christian holy sites against the Israeli plots, according to the statement.
