Hamas warns Israel against any ‘foolish act’ during provocative ‘flag march’ in al-Aqsa

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned Israel against committing any “foolish act” against the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied al-Quds during the so-called flag march.

Hamas made the remarks in a statement on Wednesday, as Israeli settlers are expected to commence their annual march later in the day.

“The march of flags in occupied al-Quds is an aggression against our peoples and holy sites,” Hamas said.

It went on to say that authorizing the ‘fascist’ march indicates that the occupying regime seeks to Judaize the holy sites of Palestinians and hurt the feelings of hundreds of millions of Muslims in the world.

The resistance group further urged Palestinians, particularly in the occupied West Bank, to mobilize in a "day of anger" ahead of Wednesday's flag march parade in al-Quds.

‘Flag march’ grave provocation against Palestinians, Muslim nations: Hamas

Hamas has warned that the so-called flag march in occupied al-Quds is a grave provocation against the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic nations.

It also called for increased international pressure over Israel's actions in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied territories.

The flag march marks Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967. The annual march is organized by far-right Israeli settlers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East al-Quds.

The march, staged through al-Quds flashpoints, is an attempt by extremists to slam what they call the Tel Aviv regime’s failure to deal with the Palestinians and affirm their presence in the occupied Palestinian city and its holy sites.

Illegal setters storm al-Aqsa Mosque

The latest development came after hundreds of Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the regime forces, to secure the provocative march.

Palestine’s Wafa news agency reported that some 800 extremist settlers, divided into groups, entered the courtyards of the holy site through the Moroccan Gate, also known as the Mughrabi Gate, and made a provocative tour of the premises on Wednesday.

The news agency added that the settlers performed Talmudic rituals in the vicinity of Bab al-Qattanin, one of the main gates leading to al-Aqsa Mosque.

Sources told Wafa that that one of the groups that entered the compound was accompanied by former lawmaker Moshe Feiglin.

Israeli settlers – protected by military – intrude into Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Islamic Endowments Department in al-Quds said in a statement more than 700 settlers intruded into the Muslim holy site.

Israeli settler incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque and violence against Palestinians have been on the rise since the far-right extremist cabinet of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office.

Such mass settler break-ins almost always take place at the behest of Tel Aviv-backed temple groups and under the auspices of the Israeli police in al-Quds, leading to daily confrontations with Palestinians at the mosque, with many injured, arrested and killed.

The al-Aqsa Mosque compound sits just above the Western Wall plaza and houses both the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque.

According to an agreement between the occupying Israeli regime and the Jordanian government following the regime’s illegal seizure of East al-Quds in 1967, non-Muslim worship at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound is prohibited.

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