Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation forces closed the Noble Mosque of the Patriarchs to Muslim worshipers, under the pretext of Jewish holidays.

The Director General of the Hebron Endowments, Nidal Al-Jaabari, explained that the occupation will close the Ibrahimi Mosque until ten o’clock in the evening tomorrow, Tuesday, considering this a blatant infringement on the sanctity of the Mosque, and a provocative attack on the right of Muslims to access their places of worship.

Al-Jaabari called on the international community in general, and the Islamic and Arab countries and institutions related to cultural, heritage and religious affairs, led by UNESCO, to put its decisions into effect, given the seriousness of what is happening in Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa and Ibrahimi Mosques.

The occupation forces also tightened their security measures and closed all military checkpoints and electronic gates leading to the Ibrahimi Mosque, to secure the settlers’ celebrations of the Jewish Throne Day in the Mosque and its squares.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that the occupation forces intensified their presence at all entrances leading to the Mosque to secure settlers’ access to the city of Hebron and archaeological areas, under the pretext of celebrating Jewish holidays, and closed some markets in the Old City.