West Bank & Jerusalem
Hamas official warns of Israeli plot targeting Al-Aqsa during Jewish holidays
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas's political bureau, warned Tuesday of severe dangers and Israeli schemes targeting the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque during Jewish holidays, according to Shehab Wire. He called for urgent action to prevent new facts from being imposed in the area, though he did not specify details of the alleged plot.
The warning comes amid heightened tensions over the mosque compound, a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews in occupied East Jerusalem that has been a flashpoint for repeated Israeli-Palestinian clashes.
