The Israeli occupation army on Friday closed the archeological Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) to Muslim worshippers, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Israel denied Palestinians access 2 Ibrahimi Mosque in #Hebron city under pretext of Jewish holiday
In 1994, Israel unjustly divided it complex by force between Muslims & Jews
However, this won't change fact, it is pure a Muslim worship site that is under #IsraeliOccupation pic.twitter.com/ktawWh2R1L
— Friends of Palestine 🇵🇸 (@PalFriends2020) October 30, 2021
Sheikh Hefzy Abu Sinina, the mosque director, told WAFA that the Israeli occupation army closed the mosque from 3:00 p.m. on Friday until 10:00 p.m. Saturday, and is only allowing settlers to visit the site to mark the Chayei Sarah holiday.
During Jewish holidays, the Israeli occupation army seals off the mosque to Muslims for up to 10 days a year.
Jewish #Settlers Brutally Attack #Palestinians in #Hebron https://t.co/3XbVJNjyX9 via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/izu29N047F
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 30, 2021
After the 1994 massacre of 29 Palestinian worshippers inside the mosque by a Jewish extremist settler, Baruch Goldstein, the Israeli occupation authorities divided the mosque complex between Muslims and Jewish settlers.
Hebron is home to roughly 160,000 Palestinian Muslims and about 500 Jewish settlers. The latter live in a series of Jewish-only enclaves heavily guarded by Israeli troops.
(WAFA, PC, Social Media)
