Ammon News - Israeli occupation forces continued to close the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the eleventh consecutive day, preventing Palestinian Muslim worshippers from performing prayers there, under the pretext of security conditions related to the ongoing conflict with Iran.

The continued closure of the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan is a dangerous precedent, as it marks the first time since the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967 that Taraweeh prayers and Itikaf (seclusion for worship) have been prohibited inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Jerusalem Governorate warned of a dangerous escalation in incitement led by extremist Temple Mount organizations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, amidst the ongoing closure measures.

The Governorate emphasized that what is happening cannot be considered temporary security measures, as the occupation authorities claim, but rather falls within a political and ideological agenda aimed at altering the existing religious, historical, and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

WAFA