ISRAELI RIGHTISTS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS TOUR AQSA COMPOUND

Al Quds, 15 Safar 1436/8 December 2014 (MINA) – A group of Israeli rightists toured the Al-Aqsha Mosque compound on Monday under police escort, a mosque official said.

Director of Al-Aqsha, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, told Ma’an that groups of Israeli right-wingers stormed the compound and toured its’ squares under the so-called foreign tourism program. Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

A group of Israeli intelligence officers also toured the compounds, he added.

The Ministry of Endowment complained to Israeli police, expressing their objection to the visits, al-Kiswani said.

Meanwhile, Israeli police detained a woman, Umm Radwan Omar, at one of the gates leading to the holy site. Omar usually gives religious lectures inside the compound.

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Israeli police collected the identity cards of all Palestinian men and women who entered the compound on Monday.
The Al-Aqsha Mosque is sensitive for Palestinians due to its status as the third holiest site in Islam and its location in the heart of the Old City of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem.

The Al-Aqsha Mosque compound, referred to by Jews as the Temple Mount, is also the holiest site in Judaism. (T/P006)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)