A campaign in Jerusalem: Threats, violations, restrictions on residents, and deportations from Al-Aqsa Mosque
Today, the occupation authorities continued their campaign of raids, summonses, and deportations against Jerusalemites.
In the al-Sowaneh neighborhood of Jerusalem, occupation forces, accompanied by municipal crews, raided the neighborhood and inspected the walls of homes under the pretext of the presence of slogans written on them. They imposed fines on the owners and demanded that they remove the slogans. One officer threatened the residents, saying, "It is forbidden to have any slogans or the name of a perpetrator on the walls. We will teach the neighborhood a lesson."
Among the fines issued was a 730-shekel fine against the owner of a home whose outdoor water tank bore the name "Ibrahim al-Nabulsi." The forces raided his apartment, inspected the water pipes, and then demanded the owner's ID card, threatening to cut off the water supply if the name was not removed from the tank.
The forces also set up a checkpoint on the main street in al-Sowaneh, stopped vehicles, issued fines, and subjected young men to body searches.
In the town of Al-Tur, forces raided homes, set up checkpoints, and issued citations. They also raided the town of Silwan, where they distributed demolition notices and summonses to residents to report to the municipality.
Meanwhile, the occupation authorities continued to issue collective ban orders from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem explained that over the past two days, the intelligence service delivered more than 60 summonses and ban orders from Al-Aqsa, most of which were for one week with the possibility of renewal for several months.
Among those deported today were Hanadi Al-Halawani, Anas Abu Sneineh, Yousef Al-Risheq, and Khadija Khweis, while Mohammad Zghayar and Murad Alayan were summoned for investigation.
The center noted that some of those included in the ban orders and summonses preferred to remain anonymous.
These measures come amid preparations for the longest Jewish holiday season, which begins on September 20 with Rosh Hashanah, followed by Yom Kippur in early October, and Sukkot on October 6.
As in previous years, during these occasions, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque witness mass incursions by settlers and the performance of public rituals within its courtyards, preceded by widespread arrests, summonses, and deportations targeting Jerusalemites and worshipers.
