Israel Closes Al-Aqsa Mosque for 11 Days

ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/JR Ross

JAKARTA - The Israeli occupation forces are still closing the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for 11 consecutive days, prohibiting Palestinian Muslim worshipers from praying at the holy site.

The Zionists argued that the closure was carried out for security reasons related to its conflict with Iran.

As reported by ANTARA from WAFA, Tuesday, March 10, the continued closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque for the last ten days of Ramadan is a dangerous precedent. This marks the first time since the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967 that tarawih prayers and I'tikaf are prohibited inside Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Jerusalem Provincial Government warned of an escalation of dangerous incitement led by the extremist organization of the Temple Mount against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid the ongoing closure.

Local authorities stressed that what happened cannot be considered a temporary security measure, as claimed by the occupation authorities, but rather a political and ideological agenda aimed at changing the religious, historical, and legal status quo in the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex.