West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli settlers raid Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Jewish holy day
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Some 100 Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Sunday morning under protection of Israeli occupation forces, coinciding with what is called Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, Shehab Wire reported. The settlers performed religious rituals during the raid, according to Jerusalem's municipal authority.
The incursion marks another instance of organized settler access to the contested holy site, which remains a flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Yom Kippur is observed as a day of fasting and prayer in the Jewish calendar.
