Israeli police evict worshippers at holy site

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Apr 9, 2023
(4 Apr 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jerusalem - 3 April 2023
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1. Wide of Israeli police rushing to Al Aqsa mosque entrances
2. Mid of police at one of the entrances to the mosque evicting worshippers
3. Wide of Israeli policemen telling female worshippers to leave
4. Wide of group of Israeli police approaching
5. Top shot of mosque area
6. Various of prayers
7. Various of Israeli police inside the compound

STORYLINE:
Israeli police cleared the Al Aqsa mosque late Monday from worshippers wanting to overnight in the mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Police said they removed the worshippers to prevent friction between Muslims and Jews who visit the site in the early hours of the morning.

The compound, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount, is also one of the most sacred sites in Judaism.

The complex is closed late at night to visitors under an agreement with an Islamic trust called the Waqf controlled by Jordan.

Confrontations at the hilltop compound have triggered wider violence in the region in the past. Clashes at the site in May 2021 helped fuel the outbreak of a bloody 11-day war between Israel and Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers.

This year's convergence of Ramadan with the Jewish holiday of Passover could increase the possibility of friction as the Old City hosts a massive influx of pilgrims.

Nonetheless, a few dozen people have been trying to sleep at the mosque overnight during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, prompting Israeli police to intervene and try to evict the worshippers.

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