The UN Security Council held a closed consultation session to discuss the situation in Jerusalem at the request of the State of Palestine, a permanent member of the United Nations, while the West Bank witnessed confrontations with the occupation forces amid the continued escalation in Jerusalem.

During the closed session of the Security Council, the representative of Palestine, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, called on the Security Council to provide international protection for the Palestinian people from the Israeli aggression, stressing the existence of a unified position during the closed session of the Security Council regarding the Israeli aggression.

Earlier, Mansour said that Palestine asked the UAE, the Arab representative in the Security Council, to discuss the continuous attacks and incursions into Al-Aqsa, in addition to providing international protection for the Palestinian people, especially in places designated for worship, in addition to respecting the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the city of Jerusalem.

In parallel, however, the Israeli Defense Minister said that the Israeli army and security services are prepared to deal with every emergency and every scenario.

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Groups of extremist settlers stormed - this morning, Tuesday - the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, while 72 Palestinians were injured in confrontations with the occupation forces in the village of Burqa, north of Nablus, including at least 35 injured as a result of suffocation with tear gas canisters. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Extremist Jewish groups had called to go to Mount Al-Qubaybat, where the settlement of Homesh was evacuated from the settlers by a judicial decision in 2005.

Al-Jazeera camera images showed buses transporting settlers to the Homesh settlement, and extremist Jewish groups are seeking to recover it.

Ghassan Daghlas, responsible for the settlement file in the northern West Bank, and a resident of Burqa village, confirmed that the occupation forces were stationed at the main entrance to the village, and that they closed its entrances with earth mounds in preparation for allowing settlers to go to the settlement of Homesh.

He added that the occupation forces closed its entrances with earth mounds in preparation for allowing settlers to go to the settlement of Homesh.


The Wall Resistance Commission and the institutions of Barqa village called on the residents to participate today in confronting the settlers and their plans to return to the settlement built on the village lands.

In Bethlehem, an Israeli army force stormed the Dheisheh refugee camp and the town of Husan at dawn today, and arrested a number of Palestinians.

Groups of settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, for the third consecutive day.

كما بثت منصات فلسطينية مقاطع مصورة تظهر مرابطات فلسطينيات يواجهن في باحات المسجد الأقصى قوات الاحتلال والمستوطنين بالدعاء والتكبيرات خلال عملية الاقتحام صباح اليوم.

ونقلت وسائل إعلام فلسطينية أن قوات الاحتلال أجبرت الفلسطينيين على إخلاء المسجد. وقد نددت الحكومة الفلسطينية وفصائل المقاومة ودول عربية وإسلامية بالاعتداءات الإسرائيلية على المسجد الأقصى، كما بثت منصات فلسطينية مقاطع مصورة تظهر مرابطات فلسطينيات يواجهن في باحات المسجد الأقصى قوات الاحتلال والمستوطنين بالدعاء والتكبيرات خلال عملية الاقتحام صباح اليوم.

وقد دعا رئيس الحركة الإسلامية في الداخل الفلسطيني الشيخ رائد صلاح القائمة الموحدة، وهي الذراع السياسية للحركة الإسلامية الجنوبية، دعاها إلى الانسحاب الفوري من الحكومة الإسرائيلية.

وكان الشيخ رائد صلاح وصل إلى المسجد الأقصى عقب اقتحامات نفذها المستوطنون صباح اليوم، بحماية مكثفة من شرطة الاحتلال.

Al-Jazeera correspondent said that the Islamic Endowments Council met with a delegation from the Palestinian interior, in the presence of Sheikh Raed Salah, Muhammad Baraka, head of the Follow-up Committee, and Representative Ahmed Saadi from the Joint Arab List.

Palestinian platforms broadcast video clips showing the arrival of the head of the Islamic movement inside the Palestinian territories

Sheikh Raed Salah, to the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque after incursions carried out by settlers this morning, under the intense protection of the occupation police.

Al-Jazeera correspondent said that the Islamic Endowments Council met with a delegation from the Palestinian interior, in the presence of Sheikh Raed Salah, Muhammad Baraka, head of the Follow-up Committee, and Representative Ahmed Saadi from the Joint Arab List.

Ibrahimi Mosque closed

In Hebron, the Israeli occupation authorities continue to close the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city to Palestinians for the second day in a row, and to allow dozens of Jews to perform their religious rituals in its squares under the pretext of Jewish holidays.

The Israeli occupation forces tightened their military measures inside the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, and closed a number of streets and entrances leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, which suspended Muslims from entering for two days due to the Jewish Passover holiday.

The Ministry of Islamic Endowments in Hebron said that the occupation authorities closed the campus permanently to Palestinians on Monday and Tuesday, prevented the call to prayer through loudspeakers, and allowed settlers to use the Muslim section to perform religious rituals and celebrate the holiday inside.

For its part, Hamas said - in a statement - that the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque by the occupation authorities is a serious violation of sanctities and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims.

The movement called on the people of the West Bank to mobilize and mobilize to stop the violations of the occupation against the Ibrahimi Mosque.


The American position

In this context, the US State Department said in a statement today, Tuesday, that Secretary Anthony Blinken discussed by phone with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, the increasing tensions and recent acts of violence in Israel and the West Bank.

She added that the two sides discussed the importance of the Israelis and Palestinians working to end the cycle of violence by refraining from actions and rhetoric that further escalate tensions.

According to the ministry, Blinken stressed the importance of preserving the current historical situation at the Haram al-Sharif and the Temple Mount.

Blinken emphasized Washington's appreciation for Jordan's role as the guardian of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem.

He also renewed Washington's commitment to stability in the region and support for the two-state solution.

Al-Jazeera correspondent said that an American delegation will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Egypt this week to hold calm talks.

On the other hand, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem bint Ibrahim Al-Hashemi, summoned the Israeli ambassador to the UAE, and informed him of her country's protest and strong condemnation of the events taking place in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque, including attacks on civilians and incursions into holy places, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians.