Israeli Occupation Forces Assault Worshippers at Al-Aqsa Amid Ramadan Restrictions

Israeli occupation forces assaulted worshippers on Monday evening as they performed evening and Tarawih prayers near Bab as-Sahera in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.

“Israeli occupation forces dispersed, this evening, Monday, dozens of Palestinians who were performing the Isha and Tarawih prayers around the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the seventeenth day of its closure and the prohibition of praying there, and they also expelled one of its guards from the mosque”

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Troops fired stun grenades at the worshipers and detained several young men in the area, escalating tensions during the third week of Ramadan.

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Israeli authorities threatened to shut down 'An-Nasr Restaurant' in the Khan al-Zeit market and barred its owner from preparing or distributing hot meals to residents and passersby near Bab al-Amoud.

The meals donated by local benefactors are traditionally offered as a charitable act during the holy month.

The occupation authorities continue to close the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and prevent Palestinians from reaching it for the seventeenth consecutive day, citing 'security conditions' linked to the ongoing U.S.–Israeli war on Iran.

The closure marks an unprecedented escalation: for the first time since 1967, Palestinians were prevented from attending the final Friday of Ramadan.

Worshippers were also barred from marking Laylat al-Qadr, one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar.

Separately, the governorate said the occupation authorities issued a decision to banish the Al-Aqsa Mosque guard Ahmed al-Awar, a resident of Silwan, from the mosque for one week, renewable.

The occupation authorities continue to close the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and prevent worshippers from reaching it for the seventeenth consecutive day, under security conditions linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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For the first time since 1967, the occupation prevented worshippers from performing prayers and staying in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as worshippers missed the last Friday of Ramadan, and also prevented observing Laylat al-Qadr in its sanctified precincts.

The Jerusalem Governorate had warned of the dangerous escalation of incitement rhetoric led by what are called 'Temple Mount Organizations' extremist groups against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the closure continues.

It affirmed that what is happening cannot be considered 'temporary security measures' as claimed by the occupation authorities, but falls within a political and ideological path aimed at changing the religious, historical and legal status quo in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Jerusalem Governorate warned of a dangerous rise in incitement led by extremist groups known as the so-called 'Temple Organizations,' which have intensified their calls targeting Al-Aqsa amid the continued closure.

“Israeli occupation forces dispersed, this evening, Monday, dozens of Palestinians who were performing the Isha and Tarawih prayers around the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the seventeenth day of its closure and the prohibition of praying there, and they also expelled one of its guards from the mosque”

Al-Jazeera Net

The Jerusalem Governorate had warned of the dangerous escalation of incitement rhetoric led by what are called 'Temple Mount Organizations' extremist groups against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the closure continues.

These extremist groups have intensified their rhetoric targeting the holy site as the Israeli-imposed restrictions continue, creating an atmosphere of heightened tension.

The governorate's warnings suggest these extremist elements are deliberately exploiting the security conditions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to advance their agenda.

This coordinated effort by extremist groups represents a calculated component of the broader strategy to reshape the religious and historical landscape of the holy site.