Hebron – Ma’an – The occupation forces closed the Noble Mosque of the Patriarchs to Muslim worshipers, and opened it to settlers starting today, Wednesday, for two days, under the pretext of Jewish holidays.
The director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, Moataz Abu Sneineh, denounced the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque, considering it a blatant violation of the sanctity of the Ibrahimi Mosque, and a provocative attack on the right of Muslims to access their places of worship.
The occupation forces also tightened their security measures and closed all military checkpoints and electronic gates leading to the Mosque, to secure the colonists’ celebrations of the Jewish Passover in the Mosque and its courtyards.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the occupation forces intensified their presence at all entrances leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, to secure the arrival of the colonists to the city of Hebron and archaeological areas under the pretext of celebrating Jewish holidays, and some markets in the Old City were also closed.
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t is noteworthy that the occupation completely closes the Mosque for 10 days a year, under the pretext of Jewish holidays, and takes away the rights of Palestinian worshipers.
Source: Maan News Agency
