Al-Aqsa Mosque Guards Detained, Interrogated by Israeli Forces

IQNA – Four guards at Al-Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds were arrested and several others were interrogated by Israeli forces on Saturday night.

The arrests took place during a search raid inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound’s old prayer hall.

The al-Quds Governorate, affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, said that the detainees were identified as Mohammad Arbash, Ramzi Al-Zaanin, Basem Abu Juma, and Iyad Odeh.

Several other guards and a firefighter in the compound were interrogated at the site by Israeli regime forces, the Wafa news agency reported.

Just after midnight on Saturday, Israeli forces stormed the old prayer hall at Al-Aqsa, a subterranean area beneath the Qibli Mosque, damaging its contents after breaking into storage cabinets and searching the premises, Wafa added.

The governorate said the latest Israeli action was part of efforts to assert control over the mosque’s administration and undermine the authority of the Islamic Waqf Department in al-Quds.

After less than a week of complete closure under a state of emergency linked to the ongoing war with Iran, the Al-Aqsa Mosque was reopened by Israeli authorities, allowing Palestinian and other Muslim worshippers to enter the site under strict regulations, Wafa reported.

Source: Arab News