Israeli soldier stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, attack Palestinian worshiper.
Around 10 pm local time, near the silver-domed building on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound – where hundreds of men, women, the elderly, and children were spending the night offering prayers.
Heavily armed policemen were seen arriving and firing tear gas and stun grenades into the Qibla prayer hall.
The worshipers were forcibly removed from the place where they were peacefully celebrating the holy month of Ramadan.
According to videos taken from inside, Israeli officers can be seen repeatedly beating people with batons inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
#BREAKING: Israeli armed forces beat Palestinian worshippers in the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday night pic.twitter.com/vjjkhJtXeE
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society said it had received several reports of injuries at al-Aqsa Mosque but could not estimate the death toll because Israeli forces continued to prevent medical personnel from reaching the wounded.
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After the attack, a large number of Palestinians took to the streets to protest against the attack and challenged the Israeli soldiers to the army and checkpoints. Rallies were also held in Gaza, Umm al-Fahm and Amman in Jordan.
Colonial invasions
Since the beginning of Ramadan, the Israeli authorities have been harassing worshipers without violence from Al-Aqsa Mosque every evening after the end of Taraweeh prayers at around 9:00 local time.
Israeli forces are also restricting who can and cannot enter the area, which Palestinians say violates their right to religious freedom.
Palestinians refuse to abide by the Israeli government’s ban on I’tikaf at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the last decade of Ramadan.
Israeli forces regularly clear the mosque of Palestinians during all five prayer times, especially at night and after Fajr prayers, to ensure easy infiltration by Israeli settlers.
