West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers plan largest group incursion into Al-Aqsa during Hanukkah
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Palestinian sources warn of a planned mass infiltration of Israeli settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Hanukkah holiday, Shehab Wire reported. The incursion is expected to include calls for imposing Talmudic rituals and introducing a candelabrum into the mosque.
The warning comes amid recurring tensions over access to the sensitive Jerusalem shrine, which is sacred to both Muslims and Jews and lies within the Old City's Muslim Quarter.
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