Occupation continues to close Al-Aqsa Mosque for the 11th day and bans Taraweeh prayers and i'tikaf for the first time since 1967

SadaNews - The "Israeli" occupation forces continue to close the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque for the eleventh consecutive day, preventing worshippers from performing prayers there, under the pretext of security conditions related to the ongoing war with Iran.

The continued closure of the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan is a dangerous precedent, as the Taraweeh prayers and i'tikaf are being banned for the first time since the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967.

For its part, the Jerusalem governorate has warned of a serious escalation in the incitement rhetoric led by so-called "Temple" extremist organizations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, amidst the ongoing closure measures.

The governorate confirmed that what is happening cannot be considered temporary security measures as claimed by the occupation authorities, but rather falls within a political and ideological agenda aimed at changing the existing religious, historical, and legal reality at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.