Al-Jazeera reported that Israeli occupation forces arrested the father of one of the two Palestinian youths accused of carrying out the ramming operation.
Three Jewish settlers sustained minor injuries in a car ramming incident that took place in the Romema neighborhood, in West Jerusalem, on Monday morning.
Al-Jazeera quoted Palestinian media outlets as saying that an Israeli helicopter was searching for the Palestinians allegedly involved in the incident.
CCTV footage captures ramming attack in #Jerusalem
The local police announced they had arrested two suspects who committed the attack, while the three victims sustained minor injuries#Israel #Passover #VioryVideo pic.twitter.com/JZWjrEJ3hd
— Viory Video (@vioryvideo) April 22, 2024
Hatem Al-Qawasmeh and Moataz Abu Gholma, from the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) were detained and accused of carrying out a ramming operation.
Al-Jazeera further reported that Israeli occupation forces arrested the father of one of the two Palestinian youths accused of carrying out the ramming operation.
🚨 Local sources: The occupation forces arrested the father of prisoner Hatem Al-Qawasmeh from Hebron, whom they accuse of participating in carrying out the operation in occupied Jerusalem, this morning. pic.twitter.com/Z7asU0OnqG
— 🔻 mari 🔻 (@marisaturno_) April 22, 2024
Heightened Tensions in Jerusalem
The incident occurred amid heightened tensions in occupied Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish passover, scheduled for April 25.
On Monday morning, large number of illegal Jewish settlers, escorted by Israeli police, forcibly entered the compound of the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
Approximately 172 settlers entered the holy mosque through the Mughariba Gate, where they conducted provocative tours and engaged in Talmudic rituals within its courtyards, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Meanwhile, heavily armed Israeli soldiers increased their presence and tightened security measures at the gates leading to the Old City and the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli Jewish settlers, in a provocative move that challenges Muslim vows to enter the blessed al-Aqsa and slaughter a lamb in its compounds as a Talmudic Jewish ritual.
This move, backed by Israeli far-right ministers and Jewish organizations, offers financial rewards for… pic.twitter.com/DyLzHlCck2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 21, 2024
The extremist Temple Groups urged their supporters to conduct mass incursions into the al-Aqsa Mosque before the Jewish Passover to perform a ritual sacrifice.
According to local sources, Israeli forces have killed 59 Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem and injured nearly 172 others since October 7.
Additionally, approximately 1,325 Palestinians have been detained, with 155 receiving prison sentences. Israeli authorities have also imposed 85 house arrest orders, 68 deportations from Jerusalem, and various travel bans.
During the same period, Israeli forces demolished 133 homes, while approximately 18,301 settlers illegally entered the revered al-Aqsa Mosque.
(PC, AJA, WAFA)
