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Al-Aqsa 'Is a Red Line': Hamas Vows Strong Response to 'Any Attack' on the Mosque
Al-Aqsa 'Is a Red Line': Hamas Vows Strong Response to 'Any Attack' on the Mosque
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The statement by the Palestinian militant group was issued on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the arson attack on al-Aqsa. On 21 August 1969, an... 21.08.2021, Sputnik International
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Palestinian militant group Hamas has pledged resistance to any potential attack against the Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, the world's third-holiest site for Muslims."Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line, and any attack on it will face the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, and they will not allow any fire to reach this mosque again," the Palestinian Information Center reported, citing Hamas' statement made on Saturday.The group also urged Arabs and Muslim people across the world to "defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque" and call on their governments to terminate all agreements signed with Israel.Clashes frequently occur between Palestinians and Israeli forces in East Jerusalem. In May, an Israeli court decided to evict several Palestinian families from a Jerusalem neighborhood, which triggered the public unrest that eventually escalated into 11 days of armed hostilities.
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Al-Aqsa 'Is a Red Line': Hamas Vows Strong Response to 'Any Attack' on the Mosque
The statement by the Palestinian militant group was issued on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the arson attack on al-Aqsa. On 21 August 1969, an Australian Christian citizen set fire to the mosque, who claimed he did so to enable the Jews to build the hypothetical Third Temple and speed up the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ.
Palestinian militant group Hamas has pledged resistance to any potential attack against the Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, the world's third-holiest site for Muslims.
"Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line, and any attack on it will face the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, and they will not allow any fire to reach this mosque again," the Palestinian Information Center
reported, citing Hamas' statement made on Saturday.
The statement reportedly said that "the arson attack on the Mosque in 1969 was the beginning of an extended scheme of Judaization, displacement and demolition practiced by the 'Zionist' government aimed at establishing its alleged temple in place of the holy Mosque."
The group also urged Arabs and Muslim people across the world to "defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque" and call on their governments to terminate all agreements signed with Israel.
Clashes
frequently occur between Palestinians and Israeli forces in East Jerusalem. In May, an Israeli court decided to evict several Palestinian families from a Jerusalem neighborhood, which triggered the public unrest that eventually escalated into 11 days of armed hostilities.
Palestinians hope to create their own state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Israel, on the other hand, is hostile to the idea of restoring the previous borders and is even more opposed to the idea of sharing Jerusalem, which it considers its "eternal and indivisible" capital.
