"Israeli" Settlers Storm again into Al-Aqsa, Forces Detain Al-Quds’ Mufti

Local Editor

A group of Zionist settlers accompanied by "Israeli" forces stormed into al-Aqsa Holy mosque on Wednesday for the second consecutive day, with Muslim worshipers prevented from praying at the holy site, locals said.

Meanwhile, "Israeli" police officers erected several checkpoints at entrances to the al-Aqsa compound and prevented all Palestinian women, and men under 50, from entering.
Elderly men were only allowed in after they had given their identity cards to "Israeli" officers.

"Israeli" forces evacuated all young worshipers who managed to enter the mosque for dawn prayers, allowing only employees of the endowment ministry, who work at the mosque, to remain.
Over 100 settlers then entered the al-Aqsa compound, entering through the Bab Magarebeh gate accompanied by "Israeli" forces.

A day earlier, a group of around 40 settlers stormed into the Holy site escorted by police officers.
The Al-Aqsa compound, containing the mosque and the Dome of the Rock, is the third holiest site in Islam.

This comes as "Israeli" forces raided the home of the Grand Mufti of al-Quds and detained him for interrogation, the Mutfi's office said.

In details, "Israeli" intelligence officers broke into the home of Sheikh Muhammad Hussein in the Jabal al-Mukabbir neighborhood of East al-Quds and took him to the Russian Compound detention center, his office said.

"At 8:10 am two vehicles from "Israeli" intelligence arrived at our house and detained my father, taking him to the Russian Compound detention center for interrogation," one of Sheikh Hussein's sons revealed.

Meanwhile, an "Israeli" police spokesman claimed that "the Mufti was being questioned on suspicion of involvement in a 'disturbance' at the al-Aqsa compound on Tuesday."
The Grand Mufti is in charge of al-Quds' holy sites, including the al-Aqsa mosque.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org