The occupation continues to close Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the sixth day.

The Israeli occupation authorities continue to close the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the sixth consecutive day, imposing a tight military siege on the gates of the Old City. They also carry out daily nighttime raids targeting the towns and neighborhoods of the Jerusalem Governorate, and resort to retaliatory measures that exacerbate the suffering of citizens and disrupt their social and economic lives.

The Jerusalem Governorate stated in a statement that with the martyrdom of the young man, Moataz Hamza Hussein Al-Hajjajleh (21 years old), at dawn today, from the village of Al-Walaja, southwest of Jerusalem, after the occupation forces brutally assaulted him, the number of Jerusalemite martyrs whose bodies are still being held has risen to 47, the oldest of whom is the martyr Jasser Shatat from 1968, and the most recent is the martyr Al-Hajjajleh. The Governorate considered this policy to represent a collective punishment that contradicts international humanitarian law, and deprives families of the right to bid farewell to their children and bury them in a manner befitting their human dignity.

Hundreds of our people in the town of Al-Eizariya, last night, bid farewell to the body of the martyr Muhammad Hassan Hosni Abu Hammad (41 years old), after the occupation handed him over after detaining him since his martyrdom on March 25 near the town.

In a related development, the Jerusalem Governorate observed Israeli occupation forces closing the Jaba' military checkpoint, northeast of Jerusalem, intermittently from yesterday afternoon until this morning. The closures were intended to install new iron gates and observation and patrol rooms. This move aims to tighten control over the roads linking Jerusalem and Ramallah, and deepen the policy of isolation and oppression against Jerusalemites.

Thousands of citizens were forced to wait for long hours under the sun, causing widespread traffic congestion and additional suffering for students, patients, and employees. The system of barriers, gates, and earth mounds now exceeds 85 checkpoints, reflecting the occupation's escalating attempts to isolate Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings.

Jerusalem neighborhoods, particularly Silwan, Issawiya, At-Tur, and the Shuafat refugee camp, witnessed violent raids last night, including assaults on citizens, house searches, and the heavy firing of tear gas and sound bombs. In the town of Abu Dis, east of the city, several citizens were injured as a result of violent beatings and suffocation during widespread raids on neighborhoods.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that occupation forces arrested Maher Ayed Rabie from the town of Beit Anan, northwest of the city, today, after raiding his home at dawn.