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Settler Incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque Intensify Ahead of Hanukkah
Dozens of settlers, protected by Israeli police, entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, performing provocative tours and Talmudic rituals. These incursions are escalating ahead of the Hanukkah holiday, with extremist groups calling for increased entries.
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- 01Dozens of settlers entered Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday, performing provocative tours and Talmudic rituals under Israeli police protection.
- 02Extremist groups are calling for increased settler incursions into Al-Aqsa ahead of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
- 03Sheikh Akram Sabri warned of unprecedented dangers to Al-Aqsa's religious, historical, and Arab identity from ongoing violations.
- 04Settler entries into Al-Aqsa have increased during Jewish holidays in recent years, with over 1,026 recorded last week.
- 05Al-Aqsa has become a tool in Israeli electoral politics, used by far-right parties for voter attraction, according to Sabri.
- 06Palestinian calls urge increased presence at Al-Aqsa to counter attempts to alter its Islamic identity and status.
Sheikh Akram Sabri warned of unprecedented dangers to the mosque's identity due to these actions, which he described as a systematic aggression. Palestinian calls continue for increased presence at Al-Aqsa to resist changes to its Islamic character.
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