Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A number of peaceful Muslim worshipers on early Sunday morning sustained wounds after Israeli army troops attacked them with randomly-shot spates of tear gas canisters and stun grenades at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Violent confrontations flared up since the early morning hours after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into Muslims’ al-Aqsa Mosque and aggressively attacked the peaceful congregation and sit-inners.
Since predawn time the IOF has reportedly cracked down on the Muslim worshipers, denying men below the age of 50 and women of all age categories the right to enter the Mosque.
Meanwhile the IOF provided a security shield for a horde of some 30 fanatic settlers who broke into the holy site on the occasion of the so-called destruction of the temple.
The Israeli occupation officers forced the al-Aqsa supervision staff out of the Qibli Mosque and sealed off its gates with iron chains.
Members of the Endowment personnel and children have also been barred from entering the Mosque.
Earlier, some few hours ago, Israel’s former settlement minister Uri Ariel, escorted by Israeli vandals and cops, broke into the holy shrine.
On-the-spot observers documented instances of physical assaults by the Israeli officers on the Muslim women who have been maintaining vigil at the Mosque.
“I was heavily beaten by a flock of Israeli policemen as I attempted to cover the break-ins,” journalist Liwa Abu Rmila told the Anadolu News Agency.
Abu Rmila warned of an underway abduction campaign launched by the IOF against the Muslim sit-inners, some among whom have just been kidnapped and others wounded.
The IOF further sealed off the main entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City with iron roadblocks and propped up military deployment at al-Amoud, al-Sahira, and Al-Asbat Gates in an attempt to provide protection for a group of Israeli pro-Judaization marchers.
National and Islamic committees across the occupied Palestinian territories called for stepping up presence at the Mosque at a time when Israel’s alleged temple mount organizations launched calls for more desecration break-ins to mark the so-called destruction of the temple ceremony.
source : abna
