Official Condemns Hoisting Israeli Flag at Ibrahimi Mosque
Israeli occupation forces and settlers today placed the Israeli flag on top of Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron and along the walls of the mosque in preparation to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day.
A group of settlers, guarded by Israeli forces, placed the flags on top of the Muslim holy site to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day.
Head of Hebron’s Waqf, Nedal al-Jaabari, condemned this act as a provocation to the feelings of Muslims and a blatant violation of the sanctity of holy sites and of all international conventions and norms.
He said that such measures come as part of the Israeli occupation’s plans aimed at Judaizing the mosque and changing its historical identity.
The Ibrahimi Mosque is located in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) in the West Bank.
According to some Hadiths (narrations) the tombs of Prophets Ibrahim (Abraham), Is’haq (Isaac), and Yaqub (Jacob) and their wives are in this mosque.
Israel divided the Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994 between Muslims and Jews following the infamous massacre committed by a Jewish settler which left over 50 people dead. Prior to that time, it was an exclusive Muslim worship area.
Israel does not allow Muslims to enter the mosque and say prayers there on Jewish holidays.
Source: WAFA News Agency
