Hamas Condemns Israeli Minister’s Al-Aqsa Raid

IQNA – In a provocative move, the Israeli regime’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led an incursion of Zionist settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied holy city of al-Quds, drawing condemnation from Hamas.

The Palestinian resistance movement described the move as a planned attempt to desecrate the sanctity of Al-Aqsa. 

It is a shameless act within the framework of the Zionists’ plots to desecrate the holy place and advance their Judaization attempts, Hamas stated.

Ben-Gvir has on various occasion raided Al-Aqsa along with tens of illegal Israeli settlers under the protection of Zionist security forces.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.

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