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MIDEAST BOMBSHELL!<\/span> Israel finally did the unthinkable with this sacriligious intrusion<\/span><\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Extremist Israelis storm, perform rituals at Al-Aqsa Mosque complex<\/h1>\n

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The Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, located in occupied East Jerusalem, is the holiest Muslim site in Palestine [Nick Brundle Photography\/Getty-file photo]<\/p><\/div>\n

The New Arab Staff
\n24 April, 2024<\/h3>\n

Hundreds of Israeli extremists entered the holy site, under the protection of Israeli police, official Palestinian media reported.<\/h3>\n

Extremist Israelis<\/a> stormed occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/a>complex on Wednesday, under the protection of Israeli police.<\/p>\n

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa<\/em> reported that they numbered in the hundreds, and carried out rituals at site, the third holiest in Islam.<\/p>\n

It comes after around 172 Israeli extremists raided the site and performed rituals on Monday, according to Wafa.<\/em><\/p>\n

Under a longstanding status-quo agreement, prayer at Al-Aqsa is reserved for Muslims.<\/p>\n

While Al-Aqsa is a highly revered holy site for Muslims, Jews consider the complex the most sacred site in their religion, believing it to be the location of their two ancient temples.<\/p>\n

Many Israeli extremists seek to either divide Al-Aqsa between Jews and Muslims in terms of time and space available, or to replace the mosque with a new temple.<\/p>\n

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Al-Aqsa is located in the Old City, part of occupied East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Israeli authorities and settlers seek to strip East Jerusalem of its Palestinian Muslim and Christian character and turn it into a Jewish-Israeli area.<\/p>\n

Palestinians view the city’s eastern sector, which Israel illegally annexed in 1980 after capturing it in 1967, as the capital of their future independent state.<\/p>\n

Almost the entire international community rejects Israel’s annexation and sovereignty claims over Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Across East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied West Bank, there are more than 700,000 Israeli illegal settlers.<\/p>\n

The construction and expansion of settlements are aimed at taking over Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n

Settlements breach international law and are considered a key barrier to a workable two-state solution as they carve up Palestinian land.<\/p>\n