Briefing Paper September 2019 (12)
Israeli soldiers force out Al-Aqsa worshipers at gunpoint IMEMC 22/5/19
Israeli authorities, last night, broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound and drove out Palestinians performing Iʿtikāf [seclusion in a mosque for the final 10 nights ot Ramadan] inside its courtyards, at gunpoint. Jerusalemite Al Ray sources reported that Israeli forces stormed the mosque, and forced worshipers out. They also photographed them and demanded their IDs. The sources added that worshipers were prevented from capturing the event with mobiles, and seized the passport of a Swedish worshiper, there, after he had refused to hand it over. For over a week, Israeli forces have deliberately been targeting people performing Iʿtikāf in the courtyards of the compound, during the holy month of Ramadan, and ejecting from its courtyards by force.
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