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Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque to Celebrate Jewish Holidays

Palestinians complain that settlers stormed Al-Aqsa to celebrate Jewish holidays (AP)
Palestinians complain that settlers stormed Al-Aqsa to celebrate Jewish holidays (AP)
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Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque to Celebrate Jewish Holidays

Palestinians complain that settlers stormed Al-Aqsa to celebrate Jewish holidays (AP)
Palestinians complain that settlers stormed Al-Aqsa to celebrate Jewish holidays (AP)

Israeli settlers have stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque flanked by Israeli police and security forces on Wednesday, marking Jewish holidays.

The Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem said that 1,210 settlers broke into the mosque through Al-Mughrabi Gate.

They entered in batches in the morning and evening and also performed provocative tours inside.

Jewish guides made presentations on the temple inside the mosque while others performed Talmud rituals.

Notably, Israeli settler groups have called on supporters to force their way into the Al-Aqsa during The Ten Days of Repentance.

Palestinians accuse Israel of working on changing the status quo in the mosque. The Palestinian Authority says that the settlers are supported by the Israeli government.

According to WAFA, local sources reported several cases of suffocation among citizens.

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UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks

UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks
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UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks

UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks

A UNIFIL peacekeeping mission spokesperson on Friday denounced several direct, deliberate attacks by Israeli forces in recent days and said it had found evidence of the possible use of white phosphorous near one of its bases.
"We need to stay, they asked us to move," Reuters quoted UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti as saying by video link from Beirut.
"The devastation and destruction of many villages along the Blue Line, and even beyond, is shocking," he said, referring to a UN-mapped line separating Lebanon from Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Asked about the downing of a drone near its ship off the Lebanese coast on Thursday, he said: "The drone was coming from the south but circling around the ship and getting very, very close, a few meters away from the ship."
According to Tenenti, an investigation several months ago had detected "a trace of the possible use of white phosphorous" by the Israeli army close to a UNIFIL base. He added that the UN Security Council was aware of the case.
White phosphorus munitions are not banned as a chemical weapon and their use - usually to make smoke screens, mark targets or burn buildings - by the Israeli military is documented.
However, since they can cause serious burns and start fires, international conventions prohibit their use against military targets located among civilians.