Hamas warns against targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque landmarks and calls for general mobilization

The Hamas movement issued strong warnings against the continued targeting of historical and essential landmarks within the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation. In a press statement, the movement affirmed that these recent actions, which affected four main landmarks, represent a blatant violation and a dangerous escalation aimed at changing the Islamic identity of the holy sites.

Sources clarified that the new Israeli policy relies on emptying historical landmarks and facilities under flimsy and baseless security pretexts. The latest of these targets was the Dome of Moses, located in the southwestern part of the mosque, which is an integral part of the architectural and historical fabric of the holy place for Muslims.

The movement called on the masses of the Palestinian people to declare general mobilization, intensify their presence in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and travel to it from everywhere. It stressed that popular resistance and an intensified Palestinian presence are the guarantors of thwarting the Judaization schemes that the extremist right-wing occupation government seeks to impose as a fait accompli.

In a related context, reports issued by the International Jerusalem Foundation indicated that the occupation police have escalated the pace of pursuing administrative facilities belonging to the Waqf in recent weeks. The reports showed that the four landmarks targeted were used as administrative headquarters for the Islamic Waqf affiliated with Jordan, which adds a dangerous political dimension to these steps.

Hamas directed an urgent appeal to Arab and Islamic countries to stand by their historical and religious responsibilities towards the first of the two Qiblas and the third of the two Holy Mosques. It demanded immediate diplomatic and political action at all international levels to stop the Israeli encroachment, prevent the desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prevent the imposition of temporal and spatial division.

The movement also urged scholars, parties, and intellectual currents in the Arab and Islamic world to mobilize material and human energies to support Jerusalem and its people. It affirmed that the Palestinian people will not stand idly by in the face of attempts to obliterate the Arab and Islamic identity of the holy city, and will not surrender to the policies of extremist ministers in the occupation government.

The movement concluded its statement by emphasizing that the circle of popular anger is expanding with every new aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque, holding the occupation fully responsible for the repercussions. It stressed that historical and religious rights in Jerusalem are inalienable and non-negotiable, and that defending them is a sacred duty that falls on the shoulders of all free people in the world.

The occupation's targeting of four essential landmarks in Al-Aqsa will increase the circle of anger and woes upon this brutal occupation.