The Israeli plans to close the Al-Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron to facilitate extremist Israeli settlers’ incursion into it tomorrow, while preventing Muslims from performing prayers is a flagrant violation against all Muslims and holy places. It constitutes an Israeli violation of the Palestinian people’s right to worship and of all international conventions and laws, given that the Israeli occupation has been notorious of violating international laws.

We confirm that the Israeli occupation’s targeting of the Palestinian identity and Islamic and Christian holy places and the acceleration of Judaization and colonial settlement projects will not change the status quo in Jerusalem nor the reality.

The Palestinian people will continue to be steadfast and defend the holy places until they restore their rights.