Thu 17 September 2020:
Incursion took place through al-Mugharbah Gate
Dozens of Jewish settlers forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Thursday, according to an official with the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf.
The Islamic Waqf, a religious trust, said in a statement: “124 settlers stormed the mosque on Thursday morning.”
The settlers entered through the compound’s al-Mugharbah Gate, protected by Israeli police.
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?Dozens of settlers storm the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning pic.twitter.com/agfwlxbKiH— Palestinian Eve ?? (@Palestinian_Eve) September 17, 2020
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, in which the Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.
In a move never recognized by the international community, it annexed the entire city in 1980, claiming it as the Jewish state’s “eternal and undivided” capital.
By Abdelraouf Arnaout | Anadolu Agency | FILE PHOTO
