Quds (Jerusalem) Governorate warns against incitement by “Temple Mount” to storm Al-Aqsa mosque Mid-May

QUDS, May 04 (YPA) – The Quds (Jerusalem) Governorate warned against a campaign led by so-called “Temple Mount” organizations, in cooperation with political figures in the Israeli government, to storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday, May 15, 2026. This dangerous escalation aims to alter the historical and legal status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque and establish unprecedented precedents that violate the sanctity and religious significance of the site.

The Governorate, in a statement issued Monday, asserted that the choice of Friday—the day on which Al-Aqsa Mosque is closed to settlers’ incursions—reflects a clear intention to impose a new reality by force, an unprecedented move since the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967.

The statement noted that these calls coincide with what is known as “Jerusalem Day,” which falls on Friday, May 15, 2026, and is typically accompanied by large-scale incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning and provocative marches in the Old City in the evening, most notably the so-called “Flag March,” which witnesses attacks on the city’s residents and the desecration of its streets and alleyways.

It explained that this occasion coincides with the 28th of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to June 7, 1967, the day the occupation forces seized the eastern part of Jerusalem, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

The Government noted that its coincidence this year with a Friday, in addition to its alignment with the 78th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, exacerbates the seriousness of the situation and the potential for escalation.

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