Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa, calls for mass raids during Jewish occasions
Right-wing extremist Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque amid calls to organize mass incursions into Al-Aqsa during the Jewish holidays which begin on Sunday.
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Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir
Right-wing extremist Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir stormed on Thursday Al-Aqsa Mosque amid restrictions on the entry of worshipers.
Ben Gvir toured the Al-Aqsa mosque courtyards, starting from the Mughrabi Gate (Bab Al-Mughrabi), guarded by the occupation forces.
"Ben Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the Mughrabi Gate, in the western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, guarded by the Israeli police which prevented worshipers from entering the mosque," eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency.
Before Ben Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa, the occupation police tightened their presence at the gates of Al-Aqsa and prevented entry to it, especially from the Qattanin Gate (Bab Al-Qattanin). At the door of the Council Gate (Bab Al-Majlis), the forces detained the worshipers and prevented them from entering it.
This comes ahead of the Jewish holidays, amid calls to organize mass incursions by settlers into Al-Aqsa during the holiday's three-week period that begins on Sunday. On the other hand, Palestinian institutions called for intensifying the presence of Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Mosque during this period.
In a separate context, the occupation forces arrested earlier today Zeina Omar after storming her house in Al-Thawri neighborhood in Silwan town and took her for interrogation.
Ben Gvir is one of the most notorious Israeli politicians, as he is infamous for constantly carrying out provocative tours in Al-Aqsa mosque and rallying illegal Israeli settlers that call for the death of Arabs and Palestinians alike while chanting racist slogans and slurs against Muslims and Arabs.
