Arresting 8 Jerusalemites from the Gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque
May 16, 2014

The occupation police arrested on Friday eight Jerusalemites near Al-Aqsa Mosque Gates. Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that among the detainees was Amjad Arafeh who was arrested after leaving Al-Aqsa, journalist Rami Alarya –Al-Quds Newspaper- who was arrested while video recording near Al-Silsileh Gate before the Friday Prayer, and Mohammad Jo’beh who was arrested after performing the prayer near Lions Gate. It is noteworthy that two young men were arrested before the prayer and the rest after performing the Friday Prayer under the pretext of throwing stones inside Al-Aqsa. Amjad Abu Asab, head of detainees and prisoner families committee, said that the Israeli forces arrested Jamal Hawas who teaches Islamic religion at Al-Ibrahimyeh School from his home in Shu’fat refugee camp.