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Dozens of settlers break into Al-Aqsa Mosque…arresting three young men from the village of Esawyeh
December 14, 2017

On Thursday morning, dozens of settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the second day of the Jewish “lights” holiday.

Firas Dibs, head of public relations and media at the Islamic Awqaf department, explained that 217 extremists and 46 students from religious institutes stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the form of consecutive groups and through Dung Gate under the protection of occupation forces that were deployed in the courtyards and outside the gates of Al-Aqsa.

Groups of the alleged Temple called to organize break-ins during the lights holiday which lasts until Wednesday.

On the other hand, local sources in the village of Esawyeh said that occupation forces and intelligence personnel raided the village on Thursday early morning and arrested Adam Abu Shamaleh, Ahmad Abu Shamaleh and Mahmoud Mustafa.