West Bank & Jerusalem
Extremist Temple groups incite ram's horn sounding at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Extremist "Temple" groups are calling for the sounding of a ram's horn, or shofar, inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the coming Sunday, Shehab Wire reported. The groups, which advocate for building a Jewish temple on the site of the mosque, have launched an incitement campaign promoting the planned action for the weekend.
Al-Aqsa Mosque, located in Jerusalem's Old City, is one of Islam's holiest sites and sits atop a compound sacred to Muslims and Jews. The mosque has been a persistent flashpoint for Israeli-Palestinian tensions, with repeated clashes between Palestinian worshippers, Israeli security forces, and Jewish settlers. Such provocative acts at the mosque have historically triggered broader confrontations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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