Palestinian government denounces settler threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Israeli-occupied Al-Aqsa Mosque threat has been circulating among Israeli-based organizations, prompting the Palestinian government to express “extreme concern.”

Israeli settler&nbsp, organizations that are circulating on Hebrew-language social media platforms, called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates to attack and destroy the mosque and build a temple in its place, according to a report released on Saturday.

In response to Israel’s ongoing conflict with Jews in Gaza, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, which is the third-heilig site of Islam and a symbol of Palestinian identity, has grown to symbolize the increased tension between Muslims and Jews.

Early this week, an Al-generated video was released describing the construction of the “Third Temple” in Jerusalem and the destruction of the mosque.

The ministry said in a statement that was made available on X that the posts on social media were a “systematic incitement to escalate the targeting of Christian and Islamic holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.”

The Ministry calls on the international community and its relevant UN organizations to take the necessary steps to address this repressurization, according to the statement.

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Jordan is in charge of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, but Israeli soldiers have control over access to the site.

Right-wing Israeli politicians and Israeli settlers have regularly visited Al-Aqsa and conducted religious rituals there under Israeli control, and they have since taken to the area.

Jews regard the site of the First and Second Temples, which the Romans destroyed in 70 AD, as an important site.

Jews and other non-Muslims are permitted to visit the compound in occupied East Jerusalem during specific hours, but they are not permitted to pray there or display religious symbols. This is done in accordance with the decades-old status quo maintained by Israeli authorities.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the right-wing minister of national security, claimed he would erect a Jewish synagogue at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in August, causing outrage.

The construction of the “Third Temple” on Al-Aqsa, which was once viewed as a fringe movement, is taking shape in Israel, and many Palestinians see it as akin to what took place in Hebron, where the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, was divided.