Palestinians protest Israeli settler intrusions into Al-Aqsa complex
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians staged a rally in Gaza City on Wednesday to protest Israeli settler intrusions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem.
“We reject all Israeli raids and measures in Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Ahmad Hamad, a spokesman of Hamas’ student wing, which organized the rally, told Anadolu Agency.
Tension has been running high across East Jerusalem because of hundreds of Israeli settlers’ visit to the flashpoint site to celebrate the Jewish New Year.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world’s third holiest site. Jews refer to the area as the “Temple Mount”, claiming it had been the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.
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