Hamas condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into the mosque and the tunnels beneath the Buraq Wall, describing the action as a blatant assault on the site's identity. This occurred alongside a visit by Netanyahu and thousands of others to the Western Wall during Yom Kippur. Hamas called for an intensified Palestinian presence to keep the mosque exclusively Islamic.
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800 Israeli Settlers Raid Al Aqsa Mosque Under Police Protection
Geopolitics31 days ago
Groups of Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa mosque courtyards in East Jerusalem on Sept 20 to perform religious rites. The size of the incursions grew throughout the day, peaking at 800 people who conducted Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli police. Earlier raids saw smaller groups of 90 and 570 individuals enter the compound.
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