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Zionist Police Breaks into Al-Aqsa, Wounds 30 Palestinians

Zionist Police Breaks into Al-Aqsa, Wounds 30 Palestinians

More than 30 of Palestinians holding a sit-in in Al-Aqsa Mosque were wounded after Israeli occupation forces shot at them on Wednesday in an attempt to eject them by force from the mosque, Al-Manar correspondent said.

Aqsa woundedA large number of police officers broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard, firing rubber bullets and stun grenades. The occupation forces also detained one of the mosque guards.

Palestinians holding the sit-in confronted the Israeli forces that attempted to bring Jewish settlers to Al-Aqsa to perform their rituals, Palestine Today reported.

Witnesses said that Zionist Special Forces and snipers that were deployed forced Palestinians to leave the yards of Al-Aqsa and besieged those in the mosque, Arabs48 website reported.

Special Forces were also deployed on all entrances of Al-Aqsa, they set up checkpoints and prevented hundreds of women and men that are under the age of 50 from worshiping in the mosque.

Israeli forces also assaulted the protestors near Bab Hatta and Bab Al-Silsila.

It is noteworthy that tightening the security measures in and near Al-Aqsa coincides with extremist Jewish calls for breaking into Al-Aqsa.

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