OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation police in Jerusalem released pro-Aqsa activist Muntaha Amara after arresting her earlier on Thursday morning near the Aqsa Mosque, which was reopened after 40 days of closure.
“I came today to perform prayers at the Aqsa Mosque after a 40‑day closure. I passed through all the police checkpoints, and when I reached the Bab Hitta area, a police officer stopped me and informed me that I was under arrest,” Amara explained in press remarks.
“I was taken to the Qishla police station in the holy city, where I was held for several hours along with a group of detainees. Before my release, I was informed that I am currently banned from the Aqsa Mosque for one week, and that I must report back to the Qishla station next week for a final decision. Apparently, I will be banned from the Mosque for six months,” Amara added.
“What is happening at the Mosque is a complete occupation of the House of God. This is a place of worship for Muslims, belonging exclusively to them. We now feel that there is total Israeli control over the Mosque, rendering Jordanian custodianship purely symbolic,” she said.
“I will pray at the nearest point to it. We cannot and will not be separated from our Mosque,” she stressed.
The Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem was reopened to Muslim worshipers at dawn Thursday after the Israeli security and military authorities closed it for 40 days during the Zio-American aggression against Iran.
As the Mosque’s gates were opened with the dawn call to prayer, a large number of Palestinian worshipers flocked to the Islamic holy site, with many breaking into tears and performing prostrations of gratitude in its courtyards.
