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Hamas warns al-Aqsa Mosque a 'red line' for resistance

Iran Press TV

Saturday, 05 July 2025 7:44 AM

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that the al-Aqsa Mosque is a "red line," pledging to protect the sacred site from the Israeli regime's relentless assaults and settler incursions, regardless of the cost.

Senior Hamas official and head of the Movement's al-Quds Affairs Office, Haroun Nasser al-Din, in a statement on Friday reiterated that the holy site remains both a religious and national priority.

"Al-Aqsa is a red line. We will not allow the occupation's malicious plans against the Mosque and against Jerusalem to pass, no matter the cost," Nasser al-Din said.

He condemned what he described as the intensifying efforts by Israeli occupation police forces and settlers to prevent Palestinian worshippers from entering Al-Aqsa's courtyards and to impose a new status quo by force and Judaization policies.

"These attacks are part of the occupation's systematic plan to empty al-Aqsa of its people and impose full control over it," he added.

The Hamas official praised the resilience of the Palestinians who continue to mobilize and respond to the calls to protect al-Aqsa despite increasing Israeli restrictions, harassment, and arrests. Their steadfastness, he said, sends a clear message of unshakable commitment to defending the Mosque.

Nasser al-Din called on Palestinians in Jerusalem and 1948-occupied Palestine to maintain their presence at al-Aqsa and intensify their efforts to confront the Israeli attempts to Judaize the city and alter its religious and historical landmarks.

Despite severe Israeli military restrictions, approximately 40,000 Palestinians performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds.

Local sources reported that Israeli police enforced strict measures around the holy site, particularly at the Al-Amud and Al-Asbat gates, where officers checked IDs, denied entry to many worshippers, and arrested several young men attempting to enter.

The Israeli regime maintains restrictions preventing thousands of West Bank Palestinians from reaching Al-Aqsa, mandating special permits to pass through al-Quds' military checkpoints.

Human rights groups describe the measures as institutionalized religious discrimination.

The Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has reported a sharp escalation in Israeli violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites during June, targeting especially the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.

In its monthly report issued Thursday, the ministry said Israeli forces and settlers have carried out over 25 raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound/Al Haram Al Sharif throughout the month.

The incursions, the ministry said, included the performance of Talmudic rituals, restrictions on access for Muslim worshippers, and the imposition of limitations on the number of people allowed to pray inside.

"The mosque was also closed 11 times under the pretext of 'security concerns,'" the report said.

In al-Khalil, the ministry said that the Israeli occupation authorities banned the call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque 89 times in June and closed the site to worshippers and visitors for 12 consecutive days.