Al-Quds, MINA – Israeli forces in large numbers on Monday morning again attacked worshipers who were doing i’tikaf at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Al-Quds (East Jerusalem), Wafa reported.
Witnesses said Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas at the congregation, causing several injuries.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said police refused its crew to enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound to evacuate the wounded.
The Red Crescent and eyewitnesses said Israeli forces acted harshly against worshipers who were chanting at the Al-Aqsa Mosque as part of their religious duties during the holy month of Ramadan.
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At the beginning of the month of Ramadan, Israeli forces prohibited Palestinians from praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. This led to increasing tensions and attacks on worshipers
More than 200 people were injured when Israeli riot police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at thousands of tarawih worshipers in the last days of the holy month of Ramadan. (T/RE1)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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