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Israeli Settlers Enter Al-Aqsa Compound Amid Military Ceremony in Jerusalem
(MENAFN) Dozens of Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, coinciding with a military graduation ceremony held at the Western Wall (Al-Buraq Wall), according to a Palestinian agency.
The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that former Knesset member Yehuda Glick led the group’s entry into the sensitive site under the protection of Israeli police forces.
It also reported that Israeli authorities organized a ceremony in which 100 soldiers graduated at the Western Wall area, which lies within the wider Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The site, known to Jews as the Western Wall or Wailing Wall and to Muslims as the Al-Buraq Wall, holds major religious significance for both faiths and forms part of the Al-Aqsa complex.
Videos shared by the governorate on Facebook reportedly showed Glick and other settlers moving inside the compound under police escort, along with footage of the military ceremony where Israeli flags were raised.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is regarded as the third holiest site in Islam, while Jews refer to the area as the Temple Mount, believing it to be the location of ancient Jewish temples.
Israeli police have allowed settler visits to the compound almost daily since 2003, excluding Fridays and Saturdays.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, settlers entered the site 30 times during April alone.
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