The Jerusalem Affairs Department of the Palestine Liberation Organization considered the wide raids carried out by hundreds of settlers today in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, under full protection of the occupation forces, as a dangerous escalation that crosses all red lines and a blatant challenge to the historical and legal status quo of the mosque. The department explained in a statement, reported by the Palestinian News Agency ‘Wafa’ today, that allowing a settler to blow the “shofar” inside the Al-Aqsa courtyards, preceded by the gathering of tens of thousands at the Western Wall at the invitation of the settler organization “Western Wall Heritage Foundation,” reflects a clear attempt to impose Jewish rituals around the blessed mosque and link them to their religious seasons, as part of a comprehensive Judaization project targeting the heart of the holy city and its Arab and Islamic identity.

It added that these escalating raids, coupled with systematic settlement plans, are not isolated incidents but a deliberate policy to Judaize the city and undermine its Arab and Islamic identity, stressing that these practices pose a direct threat to stability and may lead to a comprehensive explosion for which the occupation government bears full responsibility.