Israeli forces injure 30 Palestinians in al-Aqsa
by alethoPress TV - April 16, 2014
Israeli forces have shot and wounded at least 30 Palestinians in the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Local
sources said that clashes erupted between the Israeli forces and
Palestinian worshippers in the mosque compound when Israeli settlers
entered the holy site on Wednesday.
According
to witnesses, Israeli troops raided the mosque to protect the settlers.
They said the forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the
worshippers.
“About 1,000 Israeli officers stormed the compound,” Palestinian Ma'an news agency quoted Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, the director-general of Muslim endowments and Al-Aqsa affairs, as saying.
In
recent months, Israeli forces and illegal settlers have stepped up
their attacks on Palestinians visiting the mosque. This has led to
violent confrontations between the two sides.
On Sunday,
clashes broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinians at the
al-Aqsa Mosque compound when Israeli police prevented Muslims from
entering one of the gates of the compound.
Israeli forces used stun grenades to disperse protesters.
The Israeli regime has also imposed severe restrictions to stop Muslim worshippers from entering the mosque.
On February 25, the Israeli parliament (Knesset) discussed a plan to annex the compound.
The
Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned the Knesset move as a
“dangerous escalation,” calling it part of Israel’s goal to “Judaize
Jerusalem.”
The
al-Aqsa compound, which lies in the Israeli-occupied Old City of
al-Quds, is a flashpoint. The compound, known to Jews as the Temple
Mount is Islam’s third-holiest site after Mecca and Medina in Saudi
Arabia.
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