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Jake Johnson

Israeli forces storm holy Islamic site

JERUSALEM - APRIL 15: Israeli forces intervene in Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque after Palestinians react to the Israeli raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on April 15, 2022. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Israeli forces on Friday launched a raid on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, injuring more than 150 Palestinians as they gathered to worship on the second week of Ramadan.

Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, the director of the Al-Aqsa Mosque—one of Islam's holiest sites—told Middle East Eye that "what happened today is an attack on all peaceful worshipers."

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