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Israeli occupation bans 13 Palestinians from entering Aqsa Mosque

Monday 24-September-2018

Israeli settlers on Sunday banned 13 Palestinian young men from entering holy al-Aqsa Mosque on the Jewish Sukkot holiday.

The bans targeted secretary of Fatah Movement in Occupied Jerusalem Shadi Matour along with four members of the Islamic Awqaf Department—Raed Zugheir Mohamed Dabagh Husam Sedr and Mahdi al-Abassi.

The list also includes Mahmoud Abdul Latif Iheb Zugheir Hamza Zugheir Rami Fakhoury Jamil al-Abassi Jehad Kaws Mahmoud al-Mones and Thaer Abu Sbeih.

Israeli intelligence officers threatened to keep the young men away from al-Aqsa Mosque for periods of up to six months.

The young men also received writs ordering them to turn themselves in for questioning at Israeli interrogation centers next Sunday.

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