Jerusalem ∙ The Israeli police attacked the worshipers after breaking into the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning. Many people were injured. A video of people including women being beaten has surfaced. It is also reported that the police stopped the Palestine Red Crescent team that came to provide medical aid. As it was the month of Ramadan, there were more than four hundred people including women and children inside the mosque.
It is reported that the conflict started when Israel stopped the youths who came to pray at the gate on Wednesday morning. The explanation of the Israeli forces is that they retaliated by throwing stones from the mosque compound. The Arab League condemned the violence against the believers. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he was trying to calm the situation.
Tensions have escalated in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem over the past year. Hamas fired rockets into Israel from Gaza after the Israeli army stormed the mosque. It is also reported that Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza in response to this.
English Summary : Israel trespass in Al Aqsa mosque