Israeli Settlers Storm Palestinian Villages and Al-Aqsa Mosque, Joined by Far-Right Minister
June 30, 2024

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Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Jews should be permitted to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque as he stormed the religious compound in occupied East Jerusalem with up to 2,000 Israeli settlers earlier today. Under the current status quo, non-Muslims are allowed to visit the holy site but are not allowed to pray there.  In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed an 18-year-old Palestinian during overnight raids. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers raided the Palestinian village of at-Tawani in large numbers.

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