Al-Aqsa Mosque: Palestine Rejects ‘All Measures of Occupation’
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Israeli police officers stand guard next to recently installed metal detectors at an entrance to al-Aqsa Mosque. | Photo: Reuters
The top Muslim cleric of Jerusalem Mohammed Hussein stated that Palestinians categorically reject the electronic gates and all measures of occupation.
Israeli authorities arrested 29 Palestinians, including several members of Hamas on Saturday night and during the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The detentions come in the wake of increased tensions in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem due to the installation of security cameras and metal detectors at al-Aqsa Mosque, a holy site in Jerusalem revered by Muslims worldwide.
On Sunday, Israeli authorities in...