Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant directed today (Saturday) to extend the closure of the crossings with the West Bank and Gaza; Because of the security escalation at a time when the forces strengthened their security measures, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, which indicated that the Minister of Defense issued orders to reinforce the police with army forces to enhance security and stability within Israeli cities and settlements and to cancel all facilities during the holy month.
Eyewitnesses said that the occupation police imposed strict measures in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Old City, and the streets leading to the Lions Gate, Wadi Hilweh, and the Mughrabi Gate, starting tomorrow (Sunday), indicating that the occupation police announced the deployment of hundreds of its soldiers and personnel in the city of Jerusalem and the closure of main streets, to secure movement Thousands of religious Jews and Jewish settlers perform the "Priests' Blessings" prayer at Al-Buraq Wall and the Jewish Passover rituals.
The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, announced his opposition to the decision to close Al-Aqsa Mosque in the face of Jews, and according to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, Ben Gvir demanded that the settlers be allowed to storm Al-Aqsa next (Wednesday).
On the other hand, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that two young men were shot dead by the occupation forces near the town of Burqin, southwest of Jenin, in the West Bank, while the occupation army admitted in a statement that a patrol of paratroopers carried out a preemptive attack against a Palestinian.
Today, the occupation forces stormed the village of Tayaseer, east of Tubas, in search of the perpetrators of the Jordan Valley attack. The village youth confronted the military patrols with stones.
In Tulkarm, in the West Bank, Israeli military vehicles stormed the outskirts of Nur Shams camp, and according to Palestinian sources, the occupation forces deployed snipers in the vicinity of the camp, and clashed for a short time with Palestinian youths before withdrawing from the camp.
In another context, a protest demonstration took place in Paris to denounce the Israeli attacks against worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the attacks carried out by soldiers and settlers against the Palestinians.
In the United States, dozens demonstrated in Times Square in New York to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Okaz (Jeddah) @okaz_online