Israeli Knesset member, Shuli Mualem, along with dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Firas al-Dibs, head of the Public Relations and Media Department at the Islamic Endowment, said that dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in successive groups and among them was MK Shuli Mualem, for the Jewish Home political party.
In an act of provocation, #Israeli Knesset member storms the Holy Al Aqsa Mosque along with dozens of #IsraeliSettlers & heavily armed #Iof, during the #Israeli holiday of “Sukkot”#GroupPalestine#قروب_فلسطينيhttps://t.co/57VRT9mBYqpic.twitter.com/wCca5wCbDL
— ✖️???? Ᾰฑฑ༈℮ ????✖️ (@Betelgeuse100) September 30, 2018
Al-Dibs added that Mualem along with the Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Moroccan Gate, under heavy protection by the Israeli forces, who were also deployed across the compound since early morning.
Many of the Israeli settlers performed religious Jewish prayers while in the compound.
Un parlamentario y colonos judíos de Israel desfilan por los patios de la mezquita Al Aqsa para celebrar la festividad del Sucot (eng) https://t.co/tzgpCbvQCc
— Javier Villate (@bouleusis) September 30, 2018
Al-Dibs mentioned that Israeli forces and police set up iron barriers at the entrances of the compound and confiscated ID’s of Muslim worshipers before allowing them entry.
While Jewish visitation is permitted to the compound, non-Muslim worship at Al-Aqsa is prohibited according to an agreement signed between Israel and the Jordanian government after Israel’s illegal occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
