Jerusalem Governorate: Settler Calls to Hold Talmudic Rituals at Al-Rahma Gate in Al-Aqsa

It pointed out that Talmudic rituals and prayers were held at the same site on Thursday evening last week.

It explained that these calls come in the context of escalating movements of the Temple Mount groups around Al-Aqsa Mosque and their attempts to impose Jewish rituals and religious manifestations in the area, affecting the sanctity of the Islamic cemetery and the vicinity of Al-Rahma Gate, according to the statement.

With the start of the Jewish holidays season, there has been a recent increase in incursions by settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police, in conjunction with tightened security measures in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem and the vicinity of the mosque, and an extensive deployment of Israeli forces.

The Jewish holidays began with the Hebrew New Year on September 12 and 13, and continue with Yom Kippur on September 21 of the same month, then the Feast of Tabernacles between September 26 and October 2, leading up to the completion of the Torah on October 3.

Since 2003, the Israeli police have allowed settlers to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque unilaterally, while the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem repeatedly calls for a halt to these incursions, without a response from the Israeli authorities.