Occupied Quds - Saba:
For the 12th consecutive day, the Zionist enemy authorities have continued to close the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, preventing access to them.
According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), local sources reported that the enemy has completely closed Al-Aqsa Mosque to worshippers, and only its guards and employees of the Islamic Endowments Department in Quds are permitted to enter. The same strict Israeli restrictions apply to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is completely closed to Christians, while entry to the Old City is restricted to its residents.
Since the 13th of this month, the Israeli occupation army has intensified its aggression against the West Bank, including Quds, closing major and secondary roads in various governorates. This aggression continues in the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps since January 21st, displacing more than 40,000 citizens, demolishing hundreds of homes, destroying infrastructure, killing dozens, and wounding others.
Sources indicated that the Israeli occupation's strict measures have prevented hundreds of thousands of worshippers from reaching the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and performing prayers there.
Israeli police have also imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinians to the Old City, allowing only residents to enter through military checkpoints erected at its entrances. These restrictions have led to the closure of shops.
Israeli restrictions in Quds have included blocking the entrances to neighborhoods, such as the town of At-Tur, with concrete blocks, and setting up Israeli police checkpoints at the entrances to other neighborhoods. The occupation has also closed roads linking Quds and Ramallah, including the Jaba' checkpoint in the north.
The sources pointed out that the enemy's measures in Quds also included night raids in Jabal Mukaber, Issawiya, At-Tur, Wadi al-Joz, and Kafr Aqab, and the use of tear gas and sound bombs inside residential buildings.
They continued: "The percentage of shelters in East Quds neighborhoods does not exceed 10%, while the city's population is 400,000."
They added: "All the new shelters opened by the enemy municipality during the current escalation are located in West Jerusalem, and the 400,000 residents of East Quds remain largely unprotected."
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