Israeli occupation forces close Ibrahimi Mosque under pretext of Jewish holidays

OCCUPIED QUDS, April 24 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation forces closed the Noble Mosque of the Patriarchs to Muslim worshipers and opened it to colonists, starting Wednesday for two days, under the pretext of Jewish holidays.

The director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, Moataz Abu Sneineh, expressed his condemnation of the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque, considering it a blatant violation of the sanctity of the Ibrahimi Mosque and a provocative attack on the right of Muslims to access their places of worship.

The Israeli occupation forces tightened their security measures and closed all military checkpoints and electronic gates leading to the mosque to secure the colonists’ celebrations of the Jewish Passover in the mosque and its courtyards.

It is noteworthy that the occupation completely closes the mosque for 10 days a year, under the pretext of Jewish holidays, and takes away the rights of Palestinian worshipers.

YPA