Israeli police Friday carried out stringent entry restrictions for the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to its near-empty state.
A lot of Israeli police items deployed in Jerusalem’s Old City and erected boundaries in its alleyways.
The Islamic Waqf Department stated in a press release that Israeli police solely enable worshippers above the age of 70 to enter the mosque.
Eyewitnesses confirmed to Anadolu Agency (AA) that the Old City space resembles a “military barracks” the place Israeli police refuse entry to those that don’t dwell there.
Palestinian fashionable outrage is rising throughout the occupied Palestinian territories because the Israeli military continues its onslaught in opposition to Gaza.
The ongoing battle started final Saturday when the Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged shock assault that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel through land, sea and air.
Hamas stated it was in retaliation for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and Israeli settlers’ rising violence in opposition to Palestinians.
The Israeli army launched Operation Swords of Iron in opposition to Hamas targets inside the Gaza Strip in response.
The variety of Palestinians killed from Israeli assaults on the besieged Gaza Strip has risen to 1,537, the Health Ministry in Gaza introduced Thursday. The assertion famous that the lifeless included 500 youngsters and 276 ladies, with 6,612 folks injured.
The Israeli dying toll from the Hamas operation has reached 1,300, and the variety of wounded was reported to be 3,300, in keeping with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN).
Source: www.dailysabah.com