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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Wednesday 21-October-2020

Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces on Wednesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.

75 settlers and five intelligence officers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police guard according to the Islamic Awqaf Department in the holy city.

Some of the settlers were reportedly seen performing Jewish prayers in the eastern area of the Mosque.

Meanwhile Israeli police officers kidnaped a Palestinian young man called Omar Ashtiya from the Aqsa Mosque and searched other young men and forced them to leave the holy site.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Tuesday 15-September-2020

Dozens of Jewish settlers on Tuesday desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under police guard amid intents by temple groups to march en masse to the Islamic holy site on Thursday.

According to the Islamic Awqaf Department 69 settlers escorted by police forces entered the Mosque in groups and toured its courtyards in the morning.

Islamic Awqaf pointed out that the settlers received lectures about the alleged temple mount during the tours and some of them tried to perform Jewish prayers in the eastern area of the Mosque.

Meanwhile the union of temple groups incited its members and Jewish settlers to participate in the mass break-in at the Aqsa Mosque to be staged next Thursday on the occasion of the Hebrew new year.

According to an announcement released by the union a shofar horn will be blown inside the Aqsa Mosque compound or at its gates as part of Jewish rituals to be performed by the participants.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Tuesday 16-June-2020

Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces on Tuesday morning entered the Aqsa Mosque and desecrated its courtyards.

According to local sources different groups of settlers toured the Mosque’s courtyards under police guard and some of them performed Talmudic prayers.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Wednesday 3-June-2020

Dozens of Jewish settlers on Wednesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.

Local sources said that Israeli police forces escorted scores of settlers as they toured the Mosque’s courtyards adding that some of them were seen performing Talmudic rituals.

Last Sunday Jewish settlers resumed their daily provocative break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque after the Islamic Awqaf authority in Jerusalem reopened it at dawn for Muslim prayers for the first time since its closure in mid-March as a measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

Meanwhile the Israeli occupation police banned an Islamic Awqaf employee called Husam Sidr from entering the Aqsa Mosque for one week after arresting him on Tuesday during his presence at the holy site.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Wednesday 4-March-2020

Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces desecrated the Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning.

According to local sources large numbers of settlers entered the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.

Some settlers were seen performing Talmudic prayers at the Islamic holy site.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Thursday 15-August-2019

Scores of Jewish settlers broke into the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Thursday led by the Israeli minister of agriculture Uri Ariel.

Sources in the holy Islamic site said that the Jewish settlers defiled the Aqsa Mosque in droves and were protected by Israeli special forces.

They pointed out that Ariel was heading a group of those settlers and toured its courtyards.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Sunday 9-June-2019

Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards in groups under tight police protection.

According to local sources over 330 settlers entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police escort.

Following the Eid al-Fitr holiday the Israeli police resumed allowing settlers to enter and tour the Mosque compound.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Thursday 7-February-2019

At least 43 Jewish settlers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under police protection.

According to local sources in Occupied Jerusalem the groups of settlers toured the Mosque’s courtyards during three and a half hours in the morning.

Israeli police forces were escorting the settlers as they were receiving explanations from rabbis about the alleged temple mount.

Eyewitnesses said that some settlers performed Talmudic prayers during their presence in the Mosque adding that six Shin Bet officers also defiled the Mosque in the morning.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Thursday 31-January-2019

Hordes of Jewish settlers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under security protection .

84 settlers including plain-clothes police officers and religious students entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards according to the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Occupied Jerusalem.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Tuesday 18-December-2018

About 71 Jewish settlers including soldiers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday morning under security guard by police forces.

According to Quds Press 71 settlers escorted by police officers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.

Three of those settlers were identified as police officers wearing civilian clothing.

According to the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Occupied Jerusalem the Israeli police as always closed al-Maghariba Gate at 10:30 after the settlers completed their morning tours at the Mosque. Later in the afternoon the same gate is expected to be reopened for evening tours by settlers.

Meanwhile the Israeli police persisted in imposing entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and seized their IDs until they left the holy site.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Tuesday 4-October-2016

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC)– A large number of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under tight security protection on the second day of the Hebrew new year.

According to Qpress news website most of the settlers who entered the Islamic holy were ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing religious attire.

During their tour of the Islamic shrine the settlers were provided with explanations by rabbis about the alleged temple mount and some of them tried to perform rituals but they were prevented by the Mosque guards.

Meanwhile the Israeli police restricted the entry of Muslims to the Mosque and confiscated the IDs of some young people before allowing them in.

A group of intelligence officers also toured the Mosque in the morning while policemen stormed and searched the prayer buildings of the Mosque.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Thursday 10-March-2016

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC)– Dozens of Jewish settlers on Thursday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under tight police guard.

Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that groups of 138 Jewish settlers including 74 university students and one employee from the Israeli antiquities authority entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate.

Meanwhile several Palestinian worshipers in the Mosque’s courtyards chanted religious slogans in protest at the presence of the settlers.

In a related context extremist Jewish groups incited their supporters to march en masse to the Aqsa Mosque during the coming days to mark the season of Jewish festivals.

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Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque

Sunday 22-September-2013

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC)– The Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage said that more than 177 Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in four groups pointing that their number was likely to increase.

The foundation affirmed that hundreds of Palestinian religious students and worshipers were at the Mosque shouting Alahuakbar (Allah is greater) in protest at the Jews’ violation of the sanctity of their Mosque

It explained that four groups of Jewish settlers including rabbis entered the Mosque’s courtyard through Al-Maghariba Gate under police protection.

A number of rabbis including extremist Likud figure Yehuda Glick were among the settlers and gave explanations about the alleged Jewish temple.

Meanwhile the Israeli police intensified its presence inside and outside the Mosque and intercepted Palestinian worshipers at the gates for ID checks.

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