OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Hamas has called on Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem and within the Green Line to mobilize and head to Aqsa Mosque, urging them to revive and maintain a constant presence there following its reopening after being closed by Israeli authorities for more than forty days.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Hamas said that Friday should be a day to renew commitment and loyalty to Occupied Jerusalem and Aqsa Mosque, strengthen presence, and protect the holy Mosque. It urged the public to remain, as they have always been, a protective shield and a solid barrier against Israeli attempts to take exclusive control over the site and impose new Judaization realities on it.
The Movement emphasized that Aqsa Mosque will remain at the center of the conflict and a trust carried by the Palestinian people and the wider Muslim nation, reaffirming a commitment to sacrifice everything necessary until it is liberated and cleansed from occupation.
Meanwhile, Haroun Nasser al-Din, a member of Hamas’s political bureau and head of its Jerusalem affairs office, warned that Israeli plans to link settlements in Occupied Jerusalem represent a serious escalation in efforts to impose new realities on the ground. He said these plans aim to fragment Occupied Jerusalem and isolate it from its surroundings.
He explained in a statement on Thursday that the ongoing confiscation of land in areas such as Abu Dis, al-Eizariya, and Khan al-Ahmar reflects a continued policy of displacement and spatial cleansing against Palestinians.
He stressed that these projects will not change the identity or history of Occupied Jerusalem, nor the Palestinian people’s established rights to it, asserting that all attempts to alter its character will ultimately fail.
The Hamas official added that Palestinians will not stand idle in the face of these actions, calling for a comprehensive escalation of all forms of resistance and for unified national efforts to protect land and holy sites.
Israeli forces reopened Aqsa Mosque at dawn Thursday after it had been closed for forty days, citing security concerns during the Israeli-American war against Iran.
