Palestinians answer to Israelis

Barrage of rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon as Al-Aqsa tensions mount

Apr 6, 2023

A barrage of rockets was fired into Israel from Lebanon on Thursday, as tensions over Israeli assaults on worshippers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque mount.

According to the Israeli military, 34 rockets were launched from Israel’s northern neighbour, with five landing inside the country and causing damage to properties. Sirens sounded in the towns of Betzet and Shlomi in western Galilee.

Two people were slightly wounded by shrapnel, according to Israel’s emergency services.

An Israeli military spokesman said initial assessments indicate that Palestinian movement Hamas was behind the attack.

“The fire from Lebanon is very serious, and it testifies to a multi-front but single-organisation event, Hamas. We are examining it, but one thing is clear: The state of Lebanon is responsible when [rockets] are fired from it, and we are looking into Iranian involvement.”

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Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque for second night in a row

Apr 6 2023

Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday for the second successive night during Ramadan, after brutally assaulting worshippers at the site less than 24 hours earlier.

Dozens of armed Israeli officers entered the courtyards of the mosque while nearly 20,000 Palestinian worshippers were still performing the Ramadan Taraweeh night prayer.

Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at worshippers just before the prayer ended to disperse them and clear the mosque, eyewitness Firas al-Dibbs told Middle East Eye.

They also chased after people, beating them with batons and wounding some.

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“They want to create a new reality. They want to empty Al-Aqsa Mosque of Palestinians,” al-Dibbs told MEE. “What happened, especially yesterday, was catastrophic. The scale of violence was shocking.”

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