Israeli forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque 26 times in June, Palestinian ministry says

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Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem 26 times in June, while authorities prevented the call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 84 occasions, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

The figures were included in the ministry’s monthly report documenting Israeli violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque last month.

According to the report, as many as 4,212 Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa compound through the Mughrabi Gate during morning and afternoon visits under Israeli police protection.

The ministry said “Temple Mount” groups continued to call for intensified incursions into the compound and the imposition of “a new […]

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