Member of the Hamas political bureau Maher Salah has said that the Israeli settler’s plan to break into the Al-Aqsa mosque guarded by dozens of Israeli occupation soldiers is a new crime added to the continued violations against the Palestinian people.

The Hamas official noted that the Israeli crimes at the Al-Aqsa mosque are part of racist plans led by the Israeli minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who continues incites against the Palestinian people and encourages Israeli settlers to perpetrate crimes against Palestinians.

Salah explained that the continued Israeli settlers’ crimes require all Palestinians to mobilise efforts to defend the holy compound.