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April 5, 2023

Israeli Forces Violently Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers, Arrest Hundreds During Ramadan Prayers
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Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East
Jerusalem late Tuesday, attacking Palestinian worshipers during Ramadan.

Worshiper: "The Israeli police attacked us inside there. All of the
young people inside are suffering, and no one is helping them. What are
you waiting for? They attacked everyone inside. The windows of the
mosque are all broken."

Witnesses say police used stun grenades and tear gas, and beat
worshipers with batons and rifles. At least a dozen people were injured,
and 400 Palestinians were arrested. Al-Aqsa's medical clinic was
destroyed.

Meanwhile, on Monday, Israeli forces killed two more Palestinians in a
military raid in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, bringing
the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel this year to at least
94.


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