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Israeli Settler Attacks Escalate in WB, Aqsa Mosque
DaysofPal- The Israeli occupation forces and Israeli settlers continued their violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Tuesday, storming Al-Aqsa Mosque, raiding several Palestinian villages, and establishing a new settlement outpost north of Ramallah.
In occupied Jerusalem, dozens of settlers invaded the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning through the Moroccan Gate, under heavy protection from Israeli police.
According to the Islamic Waqf Department, settlers roamed the mosque's courtyards and performed Talmudic rituals and prayers, while Israeli police tightened restrictions on Palestinian worshippers entering the mosque, checking their IDs and holding some of them at the outer gates.
Jerusalemite activists renewed calls to intensify visits and stay-ins at Al-Aqsa Mosque to confront attempts by the Israeli occupation and its settlers to impose Judaization measures and alter its existing religious and historical status.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces raided the village of Baqat Al-Hatab east of Qalqilya at dawn, entering from its main entrance, spreading through the western neighborhood and Al-Bayader area, and searching several homes, including one belonging to the Abdel Ghani family.
Moreover, several military vehicles also stormed the nearby village of Hajjah, patrolling its streets and residential areas before withdrawing without reported arrests.
In Ramallah, settlers established a new outpost in Khirbet Tarafeen in the village of Atara, north of the city, on confiscated Palestinian land.
Hassan Mleihat, general supervisor of the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouins and Targeted Villages, said the move aims to reinforce settlement expansion and entrench Israeli control over Palestinian land, in clear violation of international law and UN resolutions that deem settlements illegal.
Mleihat added that the departure of the last remaining families of the Arab Jahalin community west of Ramallah came after a series of violent attacks by settlers on residents and their property.
He noted that the Bedouin community had lived in the area for more than 40 years despite harsh conditions but were ultimately forced into displacement by the occupation and settlers under the threat of ongoing violence.
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