Extremists shut al-Aqsa mosque to worshippers
THREE HUNDRED Israelis broke into occupied East Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday, an act bound to outrage Palestinians.
Palestine’s Wafa news agency said the “extremist settlers” performed religious rites for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot — in breach of the Jordanian-administered holy site’s rules — while Israeli police stopped Muslims from entering.
Despite the provocation there were no reports of clashes.
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