15 july 2019
Scores of Jewish settlers on Monday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards under police guard.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Authority, the Israeli occupation police allowed over 90 settlers to enter the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and tour its courtyards.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Authority, the Israeli occupation police allowed over 90 settlers to enter the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and tour its courtyards.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
14 july 2019
Israeli occupation police, at dawn on Sunday, raided the Arrahmah prayer site, to the east of Al-Aqsa mosque, evicting its contents.
Director of Public Relations and Information at the Islamic Endowments Department, Firas Al-Debs said that Israeli occupation police stormed Arrahma gate ahead of the dawn prayer, removed the wooden barriers to separate the men from the women inside the praying area and the shoe cupboard, and placed them several meters away.
He noted that Israeli police took the contents of Arrahmah a week ago, but returned them, warning of repeated raids, Al Ray reports.
Director of Public Relations and Information at the Islamic Endowments Department, Firas Al-Debs said that Israeli occupation police stormed Arrahma gate ahead of the dawn prayer, removed the wooden barriers to separate the men from the women inside the praying area and the shoe cupboard, and placed them several meters away.
He noted that Israeli police took the contents of Arrahmah a week ago, but returned them, warning of repeated raids, Al Ray reports.
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Sunday morning defiled al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police guard.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police deployed many makeshift barriers on the roads leading to al-Aqsa Mosque and tightened restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering the holy site.
Spokesman for the Islamic Awqaf Feras al-Dibs said that 71 settlers, 8 students from religious institutes, and 6 Intelligence officers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours.
Al-Dibs said that the settlers roamed al-Aqsa courtyards while being given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount", and some of them performed Talmudic rituals at Bab al-Rahma prayer area and the Dome of the Rock.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police deployed many makeshift barriers on the roads leading to al-Aqsa Mosque and tightened restrictions on the Palestinian worshipers entering the holy site.
Spokesman for the Islamic Awqaf Feras al-Dibs said that 71 settlers, 8 students from religious institutes, and 6 Intelligence officers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours.
Al-Dibs said that the settlers roamed al-Aqsa courtyards while being given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount", and some of them performed Talmudic rituals at Bab al-Rahma prayer area and the Dome of the Rock.
10 july 2019
Hordes of Israeli settlers and intelligence officers on Wednesday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police guard.
Spokesman for the Islamic Awqaf Feras al-Dibs said that 86 Jewish settlers, including 20 students from religious institutes, stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in consecutive groups and roamed its courtyards.
Al-Dibs added that 22 Israeli intelligence officers were present in the site during the break-in.
Meanwhile, restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the holy mosque.
Spokesman for the Islamic Awqaf Feras al-Dibs said that 86 Jewish settlers, including 20 students from religious institutes, stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in consecutive groups and roamed its courtyards.
Al-Dibs added that 22 Israeli intelligence officers were present in the site during the break-in.
Meanwhile, restrictions were tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the holy mosque.
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has roundly condemned the opening by the Israeli occupation authority of a tunnel named the “Path of the Pilgrims” linking Silwan town in Jerusalem with the Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity.
This new settlement project, said ISESCO, is a flagrant violation of international law and UN and UNESCO resolutions calling for protecting and respecting the inviolability of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. video
ISESCO also called on the international community to condemn such Israeli violation which it described as a criminal act and curb the occupation state from further changing the civilizational, human and religious landmarks of Jerusalem.
ISESCO reiterated its unfailing educational, cultural and scientific support for Palestine in general and Jerusalem in particular.
This new settlement project, said ISESCO, is a flagrant violation of international law and UN and UNESCO resolutions calling for protecting and respecting the inviolability of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. video
ISESCO also called on the international community to condemn such Israeli violation which it described as a criminal act and curb the occupation state from further changing the civilizational, human and religious landmarks of Jerusalem.
ISESCO reiterated its unfailing educational, cultural and scientific support for Palestine in general and Jerusalem in particular.
9 july 2019
Crews from Israel's Jerusalem municipality, under heavy police guard, on Sunday evening stormed Wadi al-Hummus neighborhood in Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, and took measurements of homes threatened with demolition.
Head of Wadi al-Hummus Committee, Hamada Hamada, said that the planned demolition campaign will include 237 apartments that are homes for about 500 people.
Hamada said that the Jerusalem municipality asked the residents to demolish their own homes. Otherwise, it would do the demolition and force them to pay steep fines.
He added that an Israeli court has given the families a time limit until 18 July to evacuate and demolish their homes.
The demolition campaign comes under the pretext that the targeted homes are close to the separation wall and pose a security threat.
Israeli laws stipulate that Palestinian homes must be at least 250 meters away from the wall.
Wadi al-Hummus is inhabited by over 6,000 Palestinians, 500 of whom will be forced to leave after the demolition.
Head of Wadi al-Hummus Committee, Hamada Hamada, said that the planned demolition campaign will include 237 apartments that are homes for about 500 people.
Hamada said that the Jerusalem municipality asked the residents to demolish their own homes. Otherwise, it would do the demolition and force them to pay steep fines.
He added that an Israeli court has given the families a time limit until 18 July to evacuate and demolish their homes.
The demolition campaign comes under the pretext that the targeted homes are close to the separation wall and pose a security threat.
Israeli laws stipulate that Palestinian homes must be at least 250 meters away from the wall.
Wadi al-Hummus is inhabited by over 6,000 Palestinians, 500 of whom will be forced to leave after the demolition.
8 july 2019
At least 50 Israeli settlers on Monday broke into al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard.
The settlers carried out provocative tours inside al-Aqsa compound, while the restrictions imposed on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site were tightened.
Israeli settlers carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except Fridays and Saturdays, in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
The settlers carried out provocative tours inside al-Aqsa compound, while the restrictions imposed on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site were tightened.
Israeli settlers carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis, except Fridays and Saturdays, in two rounds: in the morning and afternoon.
6 july 2019
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The Aqsa Mosque and its walls have become threatened with collapse, partially or completely, at any moment because of Israel’s network of underground tunnels, a local official warned.
The southern wall of the Mosque, in particular, has become suspended in the air with no foundations and vulnerable to collapse after the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) built a major tunnel beneath Silwan and inaugurated it recently, member of the Silwan land defense committee Fakhri Abu Diyab noted in recent press remarks. Abu Diyab said that the IOA embarked over long years on building tunnels beneath the Aqsa Mosque and the Old City of Jerusalem and removing soil |
and rocks from under their foundations, which led the Mosque as well as many real estate, homes and roads to sustain cave-ins and fissures.
The last tunnel project in Silwan, he warned, is practically aimed at carrying out the Israeli plan to destroy parts of the Aqsa Mosque, pointing out that this project was announced and planned in 2005 and later Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu approved and launched it in 2010.
A few days ago, the IOA and the Elad society (a settler group active in Judaizing the holy city) opened a tunnel under Silwan in Jerusalem as part of the Judaization project called the pilgrim road of the temple mount.
The US administration, which supports Israel’s control of Jerusalem, delegated its envoy Jason Greenblatt and ambassador David Friedman to attend the inauguration of the tunnel, where Friedman provocatively used a sledgehammer to knock down a specially built wall to announce the opening of the new underground passage. video
The last tunnel project in Silwan, he warned, is practically aimed at carrying out the Israeli plan to destroy parts of the Aqsa Mosque, pointing out that this project was announced and planned in 2005 and later Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu approved and launched it in 2010.
A few days ago, the IOA and the Elad society (a settler group active in Judaizing the holy city) opened a tunnel under Silwan in Jerusalem as part of the Judaization project called the pilgrim road of the temple mount.
The US administration, which supports Israel’s control of Jerusalem, delegated its envoy Jason Greenblatt and ambassador David Friedman to attend the inauguration of the tunnel, where Friedman provocatively used a sledgehammer to knock down a specially built wall to announce the opening of the new underground passage. video
5 july 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning prevented Palestinian citizens from entering the archeological area of Sebastia town, north of Nablus, and allowed dozens of Jewish settlers to visit it.
Sebastia mayor Mohamed Azem said that scores of settlers stormed under military protection the ancient area of the town.
Azem added that the IOF cordoned off the area and bared local residents from getting near it.
The archeological area of Sebastia town is exposed to repeated break-ins by Israeli soldiers and settlers, who falsely claim it is a Jewish ritual site.
Sebastia is a mixture of structural remains and modern buildings and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the West Bank.
It was once a major city, home to successive civilizations from its Arab Canaanite founders to the Romans and then its modern-day Palestinian inhabitants.
Both the major archaeological site above the village and the historic center of the town itself are still fascinating tourist attractions.
However, this unique ancient town is exposed to systematic attempts by Israel and its ministry of tourism to obliterate and Judaize its Palestinian history and identity.
According to Azem, Israel prevents the Palestinian local authorities from carrying out any restoration or cleaning works at the historical sites.
Every once in a while, groups of Jewish settlers escorted by soldiers provocatively storm the main archaeological site of the town in broad daylight to perform religious rituals as part of an Israeli attempt to claim it as a Jewish shrine.
At nighttime, the site becomes vulnerable to acts of sabotage and plundering from Jewish thieves.
Sebastia mayor Mohamed Azem said that scores of settlers stormed under military protection the ancient area of the town.
Azem added that the IOF cordoned off the area and bared local residents from getting near it.
The archeological area of Sebastia town is exposed to repeated break-ins by Israeli soldiers and settlers, who falsely claim it is a Jewish ritual site.
Sebastia is a mixture of structural remains and modern buildings and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the West Bank.
It was once a major city, home to successive civilizations from its Arab Canaanite founders to the Romans and then its modern-day Palestinian inhabitants.
Both the major archaeological site above the village and the historic center of the town itself are still fascinating tourist attractions.
However, this unique ancient town is exposed to systematic attempts by Israel and its ministry of tourism to obliterate and Judaize its Palestinian history and identity.
According to Azem, Israel prevents the Palestinian local authorities from carrying out any restoration or cleaning works at the historical sites.
Every once in a while, groups of Jewish settlers escorted by soldiers provocatively storm the main archaeological site of the town in broad daylight to perform religious rituals as part of an Israeli attempt to claim it as a Jewish shrine.
At nighttime, the site becomes vulnerable to acts of sabotage and plundering from Jewish thieves.
4 july 2019
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday morning provided protection for dozens of extremist Jewish settlers as they were touring the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards.
Groups of 74 settlers, including rabbi Yehuda Glick, desecrated the Mosque under police guard in the morning, according to Quds Press.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
Groups of 74 settlers, including rabbi Yehuda Glick, desecrated the Mosque under police guard in the morning, according to Quds Press.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.
Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel, guarded by a special forces unit of the Israeli occupation police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning, via the Moroccan Gate, and performed Talmudic rituals.
At around 7:30am ,Israeli soldiers were deployed at the mosque gates and in its courtyards, securing the raid by extremist settlers headed by Ariel.
Ariel was guarded by Israeli forces as he performed Talmudic rituals.
Israeli forces-imposed restrictions on Palestinian entry into the mosque, seizing their personal IDs.
Al Ray further reports that some 2,857 Israeli extremists stormed the mosque last June, under guard of Israeli police.
Al-Aqsa mosque subjected to a daily storm by Israeli settlers, in an attempt to impose Israeli sovereignty over it.
At around 7:30am ,Israeli soldiers were deployed at the mosque gates and in its courtyards, securing the raid by extremist settlers headed by Ariel.
Ariel was guarded by Israeli forces as he performed Talmudic rituals.
Israeli forces-imposed restrictions on Palestinian entry into the mosque, seizing their personal IDs.
Al Ray further reports that some 2,857 Israeli extremists stormed the mosque last June, under guard of Israeli police.
Al-Aqsa mosque subjected to a daily storm by Israeli settlers, in an attempt to impose Israeli sovereignty over it.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) removed, at the request of the state of Palestine, Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity from UNESCO’s list of endangered world heritage sites following restorations.
The church was named a UNESCO world heritage site in 2012 and placed on its endangered list the same year, due to its poor condition as a result of water leakage from the roof, threatening the structural integrity of the building.
The committee reached the decision to remove it from the endangered list during a meeting in Baku, which began on June 30 and continues until July 10, it said in a statement, PNN reports.
The restoration was carried out with donations received from all over the world towards the program.
Palestinian minister of tourism, Rula Maaya stressed the importance of this achievement, pointing out that Palestine succeeded in record time in registering three Palestinian sites on the World Heritage List within five years of gaining its full membership at UNESCO, in addition to the inscription of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls at the request of Jordan on the World Heritage List in 1981 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger In 1982 and remains until today.
Maaya said that these registrations are an important method to preserve the Palestinian heritage from the Judaization policies of the Israeli occupation authorities.
The church was named a UNESCO world heritage site in 2012 and placed on its endangered list the same year, due to its poor condition as a result of water leakage from the roof, threatening the structural integrity of the building.
The committee reached the decision to remove it from the endangered list during a meeting in Baku, which began on June 30 and continues until July 10, it said in a statement, PNN reports.
The restoration was carried out with donations received from all over the world towards the program.
Palestinian minister of tourism, Rula Maaya stressed the importance of this achievement, pointing out that Palestine succeeded in record time in registering three Palestinian sites on the World Heritage List within five years of gaining its full membership at UNESCO, in addition to the inscription of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls at the request of Jordan on the World Heritage List in 1981 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger In 1982 and remains until today.
Maaya said that these registrations are an important method to preserve the Palestinian heritage from the Judaization policies of the Israeli occupation authorities.
