The Israeli occupation forces have deployed more military reinforcements in Jerusalem and the Old City, in preparation for the influx of large numbers of Palestinians to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to commemorate Laylat al-Qadr, but the Palestinians insist on arriving in abundance on the Temple Mount in the last ten days of Ramadan, and to confront the Israeli attacks on the Temple Mount.

Last night, more than 200 Palestinians were injured, after the occupation forces stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

This led to the outbreak of violent confrontations during which the occupation forces suppressed the worshipers, fired heavy bullets and sound bombs at them, and beat them to push them to evacuate the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

In a tweet on Twitter, Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adrai said that Chief of Staff Aviv Kochav had instructed to send additional reinforcements to the forces present in the streets of occupied Jerusalem, in addition to a series of other steps, which he did not name.

Today, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz conducted an assessment of the situation in the presence of a number of army commanders and security services, and it was subsequently decided to approve the Chief of Staff's plan to raise the state of alert in anticipation of a possible escalation, following the events in Jerusalem.

At the end of the meeting, Gantz said, according to what was reported by the official Kan channel, that extremists on both sides should not be allowed to escalate the situation, adding that Israel "will continue to work to preserve freedom of worship on the Temple Mount, and we will act with the necessary responsibility."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Tel Aviv "is acting responsibly in order to implement the law and ensure public order and freedom of worship in the holy places."

The Inspector General of the Israeli Police, Yaakov Shabtai, said that large reinforcements were pushed in Jerusalem, in anticipation of renewed confrontations with the worshipers, adding that "the riots will be responded to firmly and without tolerance."

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you good tidings .. Thousands of young people # Palestine, its sheikhs and women are moving towards # Al-Aqsa Mosque in an unprecedented scene ... # Jerusalem charges morale, raises motivation, straightens the compass, exposes the Zionists, and strengthens the believers Sabra. # Palestine_My Case pic.twitter.com/kjHIgWNwJl

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Destination maximum

The Israeli police reinforcements come in anticipation of the Palestinians' revival of Laylat al-Qadr, and it is expected that the number will reach a record number of worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on this occasion, which falls tonight.

As part of the occupation measures to prevent the gathering of Palestinians on the Temple Mount, the Israeli authorities today prevented buses carrying hundreds of Palestinians from inside the city from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark Laylat al-Qadr.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the occupation forces prevented buses carrying hundreds of worshipers retreating from the Palestinians inside the country from completing their way to the city of Jerusalem, and the witnesses added that the worshipers had to get off the buses in the village of Abu Ghosh (more than 15 kilometers from the center of Jerusalem), to complete The road is walking despite the distance.

After news of banning buses from entering on social media platforms spread, dozens of Palestinian youths moved worshipers to Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the Israeli forces' attempts to prevent them by setting up roadblocks.

Palestinian insistence

And video clips documented the walking of dozens of residents of the occupied interior towards the Al-Aqsa Mosque on foot, after the occupation prevented their buses from driving them to the mosque, while the people prayed on the road after preventing and stopping the buses carrying them.

The Israeli "Kan" channel added that delegations of Palestinians from inside the country are expected to arrive at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in response to an invitation launched by the High Follow-up Committee for the Arab People, which is the highest representative body for the Palestinians in the 48 districts.

It is expected that tension will remain high during the next few days in occupied Jerusalem, as the Israeli Supreme Court will hold a session on the expulsions of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah Al-Maqdisi neighborhood, on next Monday, which coincides with the anniversary of Israel's occupation of Jerusalem in the 1967 war.

The Israeli "Kan" channel reported that the Israeli army is preparing - among other things - to launch incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip towards nearby settlements in the coming hours, as it was decided to increase the firefighting forces in the Gaza envelope area.