On Thursday, 26th July, Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn, Imam of al-Aqsa mosque after they broke into the mosque, closed its gates and forced the worshipers to leave.

Sources in Jerusalem said that worshipers were at the mosque for al-Fajer prayer and suddenly the Israeli police broke into the mosque, arrested the mosque’s Imam and took him to an unknown location.

Hebrew language sources said that confrontations launched between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers, where an Israeli soldier was slightly injured after young Palestinians threw stones protesting against the raid.

Source: Palestine News Network