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Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex
Israeli police assaulted and tried to detain dozens of Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem, according to eyewitnesses. - REUTERS
JERUSALEM: Dozens of Israeli settlers guarded by the Israeli police force stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Thursday morning, Anadolu Agency reported.
Israeli police assaulted and tried to detain dozens of Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem, according to eyewitnesses.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that a large force of Israeli police fired rubber bullets at dozens of worshipers and chased them to the roof of the Qibli Mosque.
Israeli settlement groups have called for large-scale incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the founding anniversary of Israel, which is being marked on Thursday.
Al-Aqsa is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
-- BERNAMA
Israeli police assaulted and tried to detain dozens of Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem, according to eyewitnesses.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that a large force of Israeli police fired rubber bullets at dozens of worshipers and chased them to the roof of the Qibli Mosque.
Israeli settlement groups have called for large-scale incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the founding anniversary of Israel, which is being marked on Thursday.
Al-Aqsa is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
-- BERNAMA