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Day 186: Jerusalem during “Al-Aqsa Flood” Operation
April 9, 2024

On the 186th day of "Al-Aqsa Flood Operation", the incursions and raids into the towns and neighborhoods of the city of Jerusalem continued.

Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Jerusalem explained that the forces stormed the Bab al-Rahma prayer hall in Al-Aqsa before dawn and prevented the presence of those performing I’tikaf “on the last night of I’tikaf”.

Thousands of worshipers flocked to Al-Aqsa on the last days of the month of Ramadan, amid the concentration and presence of forces at its gates and on the roads leading to it.

As for the “alleged temple groups,” they called for organizing a storming of Al-Aqsa next Sunday, “after reopening the raids, which stopped since the middle of Ramadan.”

The forces also stormed the Shu’fat refugee camp several times, and deployed in its alleys and neighborhoods. They also raided a house and destroyed its contents - as residents reported.

The forces also stormed the house of Youssef Abu Al-Hummos in the village of Issawiya.

The occupation authorities released the Jerusalemite prisoner Hatem Jaradat after the end of his 42-month sentence, and upon his release, he was required to be deported from the city of Jerusalem.

In the hours before midnight, the forces arrested a young man and a boy from the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in the town of Silwan.

In a statement by the occupation police, it said that it arrested 100 “suspects” “on charges of incitement” during the month of Ramadan, including 60 detainees on charges of “incitement in Al-Aqsa.”

The police added that they arrested 172 Palestinians from Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan, under the pretext of “illegal residency in the city,” 15 of whom were arrested upon their arrival at Al-Aqsa.