OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher Sheikh Ekrima Sabri sounded the alarm against the escalating Israeli violations and attempts to gradually impose Israeli sovereignty and control over the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and the occupied city of Jerusalem.
Sheikh Sabri said in press remarks on Wednesday the Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem have been remarkably increasing especially the Flag March and Knesset sessions scheduled be held on Wednesday for changing the identity of Al-Aqsa identity.
He pointed out that extremist Jewish groups are taking advantage of the current political situation to implement their plans as they believe the current time is the right time for carrying out aggressive plans.
The Israeli occupation authorities decided to allow a march of Israeli flags to pass on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from Damascus Gate in celebration of the anniversary of occupying eastern Jerusalem.
The flag march, which is part of the Jerusalem Day holiday commemorating the occupation of the city in 1967, is a far-right parade associated with violence against Palestinians along with a “display of incitement, Jewish dominance, and racism.”
Israeli occupation police imposed strict military measures on the gates to the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque, increasing restrictions on worshipers, which affected the number of visiting worshipers.
