Zionist Settlers Raid al-Aqsa Mosque
According to Palestinian sources, more than 140 Israeli settlers entered the holy site on Tuesday. They were accompanied by Israeli troops, who forced the settlers’ way into the compound, Press TV reported.
In recent months, Israeli troops and settlers have escalated their raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam’s third-holiest site after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
Almost on a daily basis, Israeli troops force their way into the ranks of Palestinian worshippers, triggering scuffles.
Palestinians are extremely angry at these raids, considering them as the desecration of the Islamic holy site.
Israeli authorities are systematically acting to change the identity of several Palestinian cities.
A report published by the al-Aqsa Foundation in October 2013 said the Israeli regime is planning to build a synagogue at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound as part of its efforts to further Judaize the occupied Palestinian territories.
Over the past decades, Israel has tried to change the demographic makeup of al-Quds by constructing illegal settlements, destroying historical sites and expelling the local Palestinian population.
