The situation in the city of Jerusalem has remained unchanged since last Saturday morning: the deployment of the occupation forces in the streets of the city, the closure of checkpoints, the harassment of Jerusalemites, and the siege of the Old City.
As for Al-Aqsa Mosque, the occupation forces are still imposing restrictions on entry to it, preventing young men and girls from entering it, and subjecting everyone to physical searches at its doors, and settlers’ incursions into the mosque continue in small numbers.
Palestinians are forced to perform the obligatory prayers at the gates of Al-Aqsa, after they were prevented from entering it.
Over the past few days, several attacks were recorded at the gates of Al-Aqsa and the gates of the Old City, with young men being ghosted, beaten, and forced to take off their clothes.
Dozens of arrests were also recorded in the city of Jerusalem from all towns, neighborhoods and streets, and the number of arrests in the city of Jerusalem since Saturday reached more than 60 detainees, including women, boys, and the elderly.
Regarding the situation in the city of Jerusalem, political analyst Rasem Obaidat said that the city of Jerusalem is the center of the conflict, and Jerusalem is the gateway to war and peace, and therefore the “Battle of the Al-Aqsa Flood” came in support of Al-Aqsa, which has been and continues to be subjected to repeated violations and assaults, from settler incursions and bullying by the police through repeated attacks.
He added, “The Battle of Saif Al-Quds in 2021 created a state of unity of path and destiny between the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, and today the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood confirms this, and puts an end to all sayings that Gaza abandoned Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, and it was proven that it was preparing to support Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa.”
Obaidat added, “The occupation is still working to escalate the situation in the city of Jerusalem. We see foot and fixed barriers at the entrances to the Old City and Al-Aqsa, at the entrances to villages and neighborhoods. It wants to separate them from each other, and not to create unity and connection between the towns and neighborhoods of the city, to try to prevent any events.” in Jerusalem”.
Two days ago, there was an attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque guards and cleaning workers, and it was an attempt to prevent them from working in the mosque.
Obaidat said: “The occupation continued in its crimes against Al-Aqsa, whether the widespread incursions during the Jewish holidays, pointing out that the number of intruders reached over 8 thousand settlers during the last holidays (New Year, Atonement, Throne), including political and religious figures, and they performed a full blow. Talmudic rituals: “blowing the trumpet, introducing plant offerings, wearing priestly clothing, introducing prayer shawls and wraps, epic prostration, and proneness.”
Obaidat added: “All the violations that took place in Al-Aqsa last month would have destroyed the mosque had it not been for what happened from the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood, to the process of imposing new realities in the mosque that go beyond the temporal and spatial division to imposing Jewish life and partnership in the place.”
Obaidat said since the beginning of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle, “We are witnessing daily confrontations in the Old City, Jabal Mukaber, Sur Baher, Al-Issawiya, Shuafat Camp, Silwan, Abu Dis, Al-Ram, Qalandia. The whole region is boiling over what is happening in the Strip.”
Source: Maan News Agency