West Bank & Jerusalem
Hamas marks 30 years since tunnel uprising at Al-Aqsa
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Hamas commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1996 tunnel uprising, which erupted after Israeli authorities opened a tunnel beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Shehab Wire reported. The movement said the Palestinian people would continue their struggle and defense of the holy site, asserting that the occupation has no sovereignty or legitimacy over any part of the blessed Al-Aqsa.
The tunnel uprising occurred in 1996 when Israel opened the Western Wall Tunnel, triggering widespread Palestinian protests and armed clashes that lasted several days.
