The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs on Wednesday condemned the illumination of the walls of the Ibrahimi Mosque with the Israeli flag colors and Hebrew phrases, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the ministry called it “a blatant assault” on the sanctity of the mosque located in the West Bank city of Hebron. The mosque is “a purely Islamic endowment in which non-Muslims have no right,” it added. “Israeli measures inside the mosque are invalid and illegal, and are a dangerous attempt to alter its historical features and impose a new Judaization reality by force of arms,” the ministry added. It called on the international community and rights groups to urgently intervene to stop violations against Islamic holy sites. It […]
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