Israeli settlers breach Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards under heavy soldier escort
Around 240 Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem under extensive protection from Israeli soldiers, according to Wafa.
Approximately 240 settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards through the Moroccan Gate, carrying out prayers and rituals prohibited by the 1967 status-quo agreement. Israeli soldiers surrounded the group, providing heavy security throughout the incident. The episode w.
Why it matters
The breach raises tensions over contested religious rights at a flashpoint holy site.
How this story developed
- Aug 27 Israeli airstrikes kill three Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing ceasefire
- Sep 7 Britain plans to introduce extensive economic restrictions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including a trade ban on settlement-produced goods.
- Sep 8 The UK government announced a fast‑track plan to ban imports from Israeli settlements.
- Sep 8 Israel closed the UK consulate in East Jerusalem and barred British MPs and officials from entering Israel.
- Sep 8 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate against Britain over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements.
- Sep 8 Canada and a dozen European countries announced coordinated bans on settlement products.
- Sep 9 UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese called the UK settlement trade ban a tentative step and urged broader sanctions.
- Sep 9 UK joined eleven other countries in imposing a ban on West Bank settlement products.
- Sep 9 The sanctions were announced immediately before the start of Rosh Hashanah.
- Sep 9 Eight Arab and Muslim states publicly praised the United Kingdom’s ban on settlement products.
- Sep 10 A family of four was killed in Beit Lahiya.
- Sep 10 Israeli opposition parties offered no substantive response to the UK sanctions.
- Sep 12 Eisenkot’s Yashar party entered the race with a poll showing 23 projected seats.
- Sep 13 US activists created a whistle‑blower hotline and warned firms could be targeted under anti‑BDS laws.
In this story
Israeli settlersAl-Aqsa MosqueJerusalemMoroccan Gatestatus quo agreementpolice protectionWafa news
Related stories
31 in this thread