Israeli police said in a statement that its forces entered al-Aqsa after “hundreds of protesters and mosque desecrations”. Israeli police attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque . When the police entered, they pelted with stones and rockets . And fireing start the mosque by a group of agitators,” the statement said. Israeli police attacked Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites, for the second time on Wednesday, hours after .
The Arab League is holding an emergency meeting to discuss. Attack of Israeli police on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. In which at least 12 Palestinians people are injure . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was working to “manage the old situation.” the holy place. Jordanian, Egyptian and Palestinian leaders have called for an Arab League meeting, . But tensions remain in Jerusalem since Israeli Police attacked worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday. During the Holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site
The Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, is located on a hill . They known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as the Temple Mount. It is revere by Jews as the site of two biblical temples and is Judaism’s holiest site.
On Tuesday, the Palestinians barricaded themselves in the mosque after the Ramadan evening prayer after learning that the Jewish extremists . They wanted to sacrifice a goat at the Passover site . According to the Jews was done in the Bible before the Romans destroyed their temple. Israeli officials and religious authorities have said that they will not allow this to happen.
Growing condemnation
The incident on Wednesday morning drew condemnation from across the Arab and Muslim world. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry condemned the actions . The Israeli police “in the strongest terms” and told Israel to withdraw its troops immediately from the mosque. Jordan also called an emergency meeting of the Arab League to discuss the development.
Egypt’s foreign ministry, meanwhile, condemned . The police “crash” at the mosque, saying it had “injured many worshipers. And Christians” and “violating all international laws and customs”.
The US-Palestine office requested a ban on Wednesday morning against Twitter: . “Violence has no place in a holy place and a holy time.” Shocking events at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel. We urge control and moderation to allow peace and protect the sanctity of the holy places. “
What’s behind the escalating violence and protests in Israel?
Al-Aqsa is one of the holiest sites in Islam. And joins the mountain with the Temple Mount, the holiest site for Jews. The Palestinians see the site as a national symbol, .The storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli security forces . The main topic for 11 days of violent clashes in 2021. In response to the attack, rockets are firing is start from the Gaza Strip, which is controlle the Palestinian Militant group Hamas. Israel said it launched airstrikes against Hamas weapons storage and manufacturing facilities.
A major crime against worshipers
In the past two weeks, Jewish Protesters have been called to slaughter goats . On mosque grounds as part of an ancient Passover ritual that most Jews no longer do. Many musilum worshipers remained in the Mosque after the call to prevent these attempts .A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli police at the Entrance to the building. Palestinian and Israeli sources have disputed the circumstances leading to the killing of 26-year-old Muhammad al-Osaibi.
On the territory of the mosque, which often burns with tension, is one of the most revered places in Islam,. But Basically Judaism’s Holy place, the Temple Mount.
However, according to Bushinsky, the average Israeli would not support any Israeli aggression against the Palestinians . In Jerusalem, because it would be “too risky”. “I think Netanyahu and even Ben Gvir have an interest in trying to ease the tension in the Al Aqsa Mosque,”. He said. “Because when there is a Split, it affects the whole Arab world, and we feel it the most.
Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque with Gaza rockets
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that around 12 Rockets were fired from .Gaza Strip towards Israel after the incident in Jerusalem. The two were fired late Wednesday, the IDF said. Above all earlier almost 10 Rockets were firstly from Gaza to Israel, five of which landed . In the open and one hit a factory in Sderot, no one was injured. , IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a previous statement. Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza, said in a statement that “the violation of the current Israeli occupation of the al-Aqsa Mosque is an unprecedented crime that we will not tolerate.”
‘Repercussions’
Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh condemned Israeli police actions in the Al-Aqsa area, saying “the level of brutality calls for urgent Palestinian, Arab and international action.”
Germany urged both sides to “do everything to calm the situation”.
The Arab League condemned the “attack on loyalists” and called an emergency meeting.
Jordan, which oversees the mosque, condemned the “storm operation” and called on Israeli troops to leave the area immediately.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have asked the 15-member UN Security Council to discuss .The situation behind closed doors on Thursday, experts said. Accordingly the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that “Worshipers should never Protect themselves with as much as Weapons and Explosives in Mosques and places of Worship.”
