A young Palestinian from the Arabs of the interior was martyred at dawn on Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces' bullets in the Bab al-Silsila area near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, as his soldiers continued to attack the protesters inside the mosque, and the Palestinian presidency warned of the explosion of the situation, while the various Palestinian movements and factions called for traveling to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Rabat in it.
The Israeli police in Jerusalem issued a statement saying that "the police officers shot a suspect at the Bab al-Silsila area in the Old City of Jerusalem, when he tried to snatch a weapon from a policeman."
It added that the suspect was immediately "neutralized", but there were no injuries among the police, who pushed reinforced forces into the Old City and alerted at the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which were closed to worshippers.
The family of the martyr Mohammed Al-Osaibi (26 years old) questioned the Israeli version and accused the occupation police of executing him, and eyewitnesses confirmed that the young man did not try to kidnap any weapon from the police officers, as he fought with them during his attempt to defend and protect a Palestinian girl, after members of the occupation police assaulted the girl by beating and taking her out of Al-Aqsa squares from the side of the chain gate.
Israeli soldiers prevent worshippers from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque (Reuters)
The occupation forces attacked worshippers and worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque and the owners of nearby shops, especially in the area of the Qatanin market, where they wreaked havoc, and also assaulted young men who were near the chain gate, including one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
On Friday night, the occupation police closed the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and prevented Palestinians from entering it.
On Monday, Israel issued a decision on West Bank residents entering East Jerusalem for Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Under the decision, Israeli authorities allow women of all ages, male children up to 12 and men over 55 to access Jerusalem without previous permits, while requiring a prayer permit within Ramadan for men between 45 and 55.
Explosion of the situation and calls for travel
In this context, the Palestinian Presidency warned of the escalation of the occupation authorities in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and said that its goal is to strain the atmosphere and drag matters into the square of violence in the month of Ramadan, and considered that these escalatory measures "threaten to explode the situation on the ground."
For his part, Fatah spokesman Munther Hayek called on all Palestinians who can to go to Al-Aqsa Mosque and stationed there to protect it, and said that what is happening in Al-Aqsa is a provocation to terrorize those stationed in Al-Aqsa in preparation for allowing extremist settlers to storm it.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said that the Israeli occupation shooting of a Palestinian youth at one of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of the religious war waged by the occupation against the Palestinian people, and that the occupation is trying to take revenge on the people of Jerusalem after describing it as a large march of the Palestinian masses in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday during Friday prayers.
For its part, Islamic Jihad called on the Palestinians to continue to travel to Al-Aqsa and Rabat and to retreat in its chapels, domes and squares. Movement spokesman Tariq Salmi said that "the large crowds of citizens in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque indicate the status of Al-Aqsa and the connection of Muslims to it, as it is our mosque, the path of our Prophet and the abode of our hearts."
Thousands of worshippers perform Taraweeh prayers on Friday evening at Al-Aqsa Mosque (Anatolia)
For its part, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine considered "the occupation's closure of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the attack on Jerusalemites and their properties, the harassment of worshipers, the shooting of young men and the arrest of others as blatant Zionist aggression, a dangerous escalation for our people, and a provocation to their feelings."
For its part, the Mujahideen Movement said that "the ongoing Zionist terrorism against the marabouts and marabouts in Al-Aqsa Mosque is only curbed by more resistance action against Zionist soldiers and rapists."
There have been no high-profile incidents or violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians since the beginning of Ramadan.
The new Israeli restrictions on entry to East Jerusalem do not extend to residents of the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli authorities prohibit their access to Jerusalem only after obtaining special permits that are difficult to require.
The Qalandia crossing north of Jerusalem and Checkpoint 300 south of Jerusalem witnessed significant congestion at the entrance gates from the West Bank towards the city, and Israeli forces refused entry to a large number of men and women on security pretexts, witnesses said.