Settlers Escalate Storming Al-Aqsa, Call for Building Alleged Temple

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Groups of Zionist settlers stormed Thursday al-Aqsa Holy Mosque under the pretext of celebrating their "Shavuot" holiday.

Moreover, the extremist "Israeli" Rabbi, Yisrael Ariel, stormed into the Holy site accompanied by the "Israeli" police from al-Maghareba Gate through "Kiryat Arba" settlement in al-Khalil.
The "Israeli" Special Forces provided the group and settlers with protection and security during roaming in the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque.

This comes as "Israeli" Knesset member, Mordechai Eugev, called for a Jewish synagogue to be built in the southern part of the Aqsa Mosque courtyard.

A statement from the Aqsa Foundation for Heritage and Islamic Endowments said that "Israel's" campaign against Al-Aqsa Mosque has been continuous and provocative. The latest chapter in this saga is the article published by Eugev, in which he called for a synagogue to be built in the courtyard of the Mosque.

Eugev is a member of the "Israeli" extremist party, the "Jewish Home", which is led by Naftali Bennett.
During their incursions, the settlers distributed copies of a detailed map of the Mosque on which the so-alleged Jewish Temple is clear to see.
 
In a related incident, on Wednesday morning about 60 "Israeli" settlers descended on the Mosque's courtyard. They were accompanied by a large number of police who provided security for their incursion. Witnesses said they performed religious and Talmudic rituals in several areas of the courtyard.

The deputy of the Islamic movement in Palestine, Sheikh Kamal al-Khatib, described the repeated recent "Israeli" aggressions against the Mosque as "an unprecedented escalation - both quantitatively and qualitatively."

Al-Khatib also said that the remarks made by Eugev regarding the freedom to storm the Mosque constituted a political green-light for "Israeli" aggression.

Source: News Agencies, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org