Israel places huge concrete blocks at entrance of Aqsa Mosque

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  • February 12, 2019
Israel places huge concrete blocks at entrance of Aqsa Mosque

Director of al-Aqsa Mosque Manuscripts Center Redwan Amr warned that the Israeli occupation authorities have been setting up huge blocks of reinforced concrete outside of Bab al-Asbat, one of the historical gates of Jerusalem’s holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
In a tweet posted on Monday, Amr said over the past couple of years the Israeli occupation destroyed al-Yousfiya Cemetery, warning of underway Israeli schemes to set up facilities aiming to crack down at Palestinians and smooth settlers’ access into the area.
He further spoke out against a Judaization party held near the Qibli Mosque, at al-Aqsa compound.

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