HAMAS CALLS FOR NEW STRATEGY TO PROTECT AQSA MOSQUE

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Gaza, 15 Rajab 1436/5 May 2015 (MINA) – Palestinian faction Hamas called for devising an Arab-Palestinian strategy for the protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli authorities are trying to impose a new fait accompli by allowing Israeli settlers to repeatedly force their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, Hamas said in a statement, World Bulletin quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting, Tuesday.

Israel is trying to exploit the Arab world’s preoccupation with its domestic problems to divide up Al-Aqsa Mosque complex and continue with its “Judaization,” Hamas said.

The Palestinian faction went on to reiterate that Al-Aqsa Mosque was at the heart of the conflict between the Arabs and Israel and that the responsibility of defending it fell on the shoulders of Palestinian resistance factions.

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In a Saturday report by Himma News – a media group focused on Jerusalem news and Al-Aqsa Mosque in particular – said that some 1,300 Israeli settlers have barged into Al-Aqsa Mosque complex throughout April.(T/P008/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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