At least 48,000 Zionist settlers invaded Al-Aqsa Mosque in 2023
The Islamic Waqf Department in al-Quds (Jerusalem) has said that there has been an increase in the number of Zionist settlers who sabotaged the Al-Aqsa Mosque last year.
In 2023, at least 48,000 Zionist settlers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Israeli-occupied city of al-Quds. An official at the Islamic Foundation Department in al-Quds said in the past year, "48,223 settlers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque building." Last month alone, he said, 3,086 settlers invaded the mosque under the protection of the Israeli police. Israeli police began allowing settlers to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque area in 2003, despite strong condemnation from the Palestinians. Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest place in the world for Muslims. Al Aqsa Mosque in the city of Al Quds In addition, the Wadi Hilweh News Center based in al-Quds has said in its statement that the Israeli authorities issued 1,105 orders to evict Palestinians in 2023, including evicting them from the Old City of al-Quds and elsewhere in the city. The center also documented 209 Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied East Al Quds area, including 68 demolitions that took place after October 7, the start of Israel's brutal offensive against the Gaza Strip. Israel occupied the city of East Al-Quds, where the Al-Aqsa Mosque is located during the Arab-Israeli War of 1967 (Six-Day War). It took over the entire city in 1980, in a move that has never been recognized by the international community.
