Video clips showed the Israeli police storming the Al-Qibli prayer hall in Al-Aqsa Mosque, beating the worshipers, and arresting a number of them.
A Reuters correspondent quoted witnesses as saying that hundreds of worshipers answered an invitation from the national and Islamic forces and factions to perform i’tikaaf in the mosque to counter calls from Jewish groups to storm the mosque on Wednesday on the occasion of the Jewish holidays..
Rockets from Gaza
Sky News Arabia correspondent reported that a group of local missiles were fired from Gaza towards the settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip, indicating that the Israeli Iron Dome is trying to intercept eight missiles, according to Israeli sources.
The Israeli army said in a statement that it detected 9 rockets launched from Gaza, 4 of which were intercepted by Iron Dome, and 4 of which landed in an open area, against which no interceptor missiles were launched.
This coincides with condemning marches in the streets of Gaza and demonstrations by angry youth on the borders of the Strip, including burning tires and detonating sound bombs due to the escalating situation in Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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