Day 71: Al-Aqsa Flood Operation in the city of Jerusalem
On the 71st day of “Al-Aqsa Flood” Operation, the occupation authorities continued their siege on Al-Aqsa Mosque, while the Ja’abis family began emptying their commercial store after a final demolition decision was issued against it, and the forces continued to deploy in the streets and neighborhoods of Jerusalem.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Jerusalem explained that the occupation authorities continued to impose restrictions on the entry of worshipers to Al-Aqsa, by not allowing entry to it except for employees of the Islamic Endowments and a small number of worshipers, most of whom are elderly.
The forces continued to be stationed at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, checking the identities of those arriving there.
At the gates of the Old City, the forces continued their presence at the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem, and the Damascus Gate in particular, and stopped young men and checked their identities. They also continued to prohibit sitting in the Damascus gate area (the courtyard and the steps).
In the streets of Jerusalem neighborhoods, the forces continued their presence, stopping young men and searching them.
In the vicinity of the “Ras al-Amoud” settlement, several attacks were recorded on young men during the day, as eyewitnesses explained.
The young men explained that the soldiers deliberately stopped the young men while they were walking near the junction in Ras al-Amoud, checked their identities, and searched them, and during that, the settlers directed insults and profanity at the young men.
The forces arrested a young man from the vicinity of the settlement after he was assaulted by the forces and settlers.
In the village of Jabal Al-Mukabber, the Ja’abis family began emptying the contents of their commercial store, after a demolition decision was issued under the pretext of building without a permit.
The family explained that the store has been in existence since 2017 and has an area of 60 square meters, and fines amounting to “80 thousand shekels” were imposed on them for building without a permit.
The occupation authorities also continued arrests and summonses of Jerusalemites, as the intelligence summoned the head of the Supreme Islamic Council and the Imam and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, for investigation tomorrow at the “Rooms 4” center.
An intelligence force raided the house of Sheikh Ekrima Sabri last Tuesday, and summoned him for investigation on 17/12/2023.
