Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa in latest targeting of East Jerusalem sites

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Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem again and performed Jewish prayers in the courtyard.The weekend witnessed a series of provocative acts by Israeli politicians and settlers in the build-up to Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and next month’s Israeli election.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel arrests 100 Palestinians in a week as West Bank pogroms continuelist 2 of 4UK charities, protest groups: Israeli ban threat ‘will not intimidate us’list 3 of 4Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stoking tensions with USlist 4 of 4Palestine weekly: Global outcry fails to break West Bank siegeend of listOn Thursday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and others again stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for Yom Kippur. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also visited a labyrinth of tunnels below occupied East Jerusalem on Saturday.Early on Sunday morning, Netanyahu released videos and photographs on his official Instagram account documenting his participation in Jewish “Selichot” prayers at the Western Wall, known as the al-Buraq Wall to Muslims.The tunnels lie underneath occupied East...

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