’Israel’ Limits Friday Access to Al-Aqsa, Bulldozes Palestinian Lands

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"Israeli" police announced that it limited access for Muslim men to al-Aqsa Holy mosque during Friday prayers, under the pretext, "to prevent possible clashes".
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said on Thursday that men under the age of 50 will be barred from Friday prayers, "based on intelligence of plans for unrest, with security forces bolstering their presence in the area".

The decision comes after "Israeli" police stormed into al-Aqsa on Tuesday, hours ahead of a debate in the "Israeli" Knesset to allow Jewish rituals in the Holy Islamic place.

The discussion, which did not result in a vote or any practical measures, sparked fury in the Muslim world, with the parliament of Jordan - the custodian of the site - voting to expel "Israel's" envoy and its premier warning Amman might review its peace treaty with the Zionist entity.
And the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday condemned the debate as a "dangerous escalation," calling it part of "Israel's" goal to "Judaize al-Quds."

In another ""Israeli" escalation, "Israeli" settlers on Thursday bulldozed private Palestinian lands near the northern West Bank village of Jalud south of Nablus in order to expand a settlement outpost.
Jalud is located directly beside a number of notoriously violent outposts and settlements, and hundreds of acres of its agricultural lands have been confiscated by "Israeli" authorities for their construction.

Settlers regularly attack the village, burning cars and uprooting olive trees, and in January locals captured a group of marauding settler youth before turning them over to security forces.

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