World Courant
RAMALLAH, Palestine
Israeli authorities barred Palestinians within the West Financial institution from getting into the Al-Aqsa Mosque within the occupied East Jerusalem for the fourth consecutive Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The Israeli military deployed its forces on the crossings resulting in Jerusalem, scrutinizing the identities of Palestinians and denying entry to a few of them, eyewitnesses advised Anadolu.
The Qalandia crossing in northern Jerusalem and the Checkpoint “300” within the south of town witnessed energetic motion on the entry gates from the West Financial institution towards Jerusalem.
A 78-year-old Palestinian, Ibrahim Abayat, advised Anadolu that he was prevented Friday morning from reaching Jerusalem with none legitimate cause.
He identified that he had obtained a particular allow three days in the past however the Israeli forces refused to permit his entry.
Nihaya Nassar, 71, mentioned the Israeli authorities prevented her from getting into Jerusalem below the pretext of not acquiring a particular allow.
This particular allow requires the issuance of a magnetic card which takes 12 days to acquire, Nassar mentioned.
Nassar mentioned she was unhappy to have missed the final Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
On Saturday evening, tens of 1000’s of Palestinians are anticipated to have a good time Laylat al-Qadr, the holiest evening of Ramadan, within the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli police introduced on Thursday that it’s going to deploy 3,600 personnel within the metropolis of East Jerusalem between Friday prayers and Saturday morning.
Earlier than the beginning of Ramadan, the Israeli authorities introduced that “throughout the Fridays all through the month of Ramadan, individuals from Judea and Samaria (the Torah title for the West Financial institution) shall be allowed to enter Jerusalem topic to possessing a legitimate magnetic (safety) allow and assessing the safety scenario.”
The military added that solely males over the age of 55, girls over the age of fifty, and youngsters below the age of 10 shall be allowed into Jerusalem.
The brand new measures don’t embody residents of the Gaza Strip, the place Israeli authorities prohibit their entry into Jerusalem besides with particular permits.
Israel has waged a lethal army offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 cross-border assault by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, by which almost 1,200 Israelis have been killed.
Greater than 33,000 Palestinians, principally girls and youngsters, have since been killed and greater than 75,600 injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements.
The Israeli military has additionally imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving a lot of the inhabitants, notably residents of the north, on the verge of hunger.
The Israeli conflict has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inner displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and medication, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, in keeping with the UN.
* Writing by Ikram Kouachi
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