Cracks Amro said the Israeli excavations have caused cracks in the chapel of women, and the building of the Awqaf department and the southern and western walls of Al-Aqsa compound as well as the walls of Al-Ashrafieh school, located inside the holy compound. In March, heavy rains had caused ground cracks due to Israeli excavations in the area. Jewish narrative Hanna Issa, the head of the High Islamic-Christian Committee in Jerusalem, warned that Israel wants to change the history of Jerusalem to conform with the Jewish narrative.
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The group expressed its opposition to the installation of new security measures, including metal detectors and cameras, at the Temple Mount. Under the status quo established after Israel captured the site in , the Temple Mount is managed by the Waqf Islamic foundation under the auspices of Jordan, and Israel controls access.
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Israel already restricts Palestinian entry into the compound through several methods, including the separation wall, built in the early s, which restricts the entry of Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel. Of the three million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, only those over a certain age are allowed access to Jerusalem on Fridays, while others must apply for a hard-to-obtain permit from Israeli authorities.
The restrictions already cause serious congestion and tension at checkpoints between the West Bank and Jerusalem, where tens of thousands must pass through security checks to enter Jerusalem to pray.
Tensions have been simmering near al-Aqsa for the past two years. In , clashes broke out after hundreds of Jews tried to enter the mosque complex to commemorate a Jewish holiday. Most clashes in the compound have occurred because of Israeli settlers trying to pray within the compound, which directly violates the status quo.
Tensions have risen after Israel shut down al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first time since , after a deadly gun battle between Palestinian citizens of Israel and Israeli forces. The attack , which took place on July 14, ended in the deaths of two Israeli police officers and three Palestinian attackers. Palestinians refused to enter the compound until Israel removed the new measures, which were seen as the latest move by Israel to impose control and Judaise the city.
Meanwhile, protesters prayed outside the gates. Tension raged after peaceful demonstrations were violently suppressed by Israeli forces, resulting in hundreds of injuries. Four Palestinians were shot dead in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank , one of whom was shot by an Israeli settler. Al-Aqsa is a small area within Palestine, but symbolically it is a large part of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
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