JAKARTA - The Israeli occupation authorities continued to close the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
Through its military, Israel has kept and barred Muslim worshippers from entering the compound for 17 consecutive days, citing security due to the US-Israeli war against Iran.
"For the first time since 1967, the occupation authorities prevented the congregation from performing prayers and carrying out I'tikaf (exile to worship, usually during the last ten days of Ramadan in Al Aqsa Mosque, which resulted in the absence of the congregation on the last Friday of Ramadan," said the Palestinian Jerusalem Provincial Government in a press release quoted from the Jordanian news agency, Petra, Monday, March 16.
The Palestinian Governorate of Jerusalem has warned of potential provocations from a Jewish extremist organization called the Temple Mount against the status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque amid the closure policy by the occupation authorities.
"What happened cannot be considered temporary security measures, as claimed by the occupation authorities, but is part of a political and ideological agenda aimed at changing the religious, historical, and legal status quo in the holy complex," the statement said.
On the one hand, Israeli occupation forces continue to carry out military operations in many locations.
In addition to the ground invasion in Lebanon and the attack on Iran, the Israeli military was recorded today carrying out raids and arresting 25 Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Israeli military again claimed that the arrests were for security and stability. In fact, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, those arrested defended themselves in the occupied land after Jewish settlers openly attacked the homes or properties of Palestinian residents in the "eye of the world" referring to the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
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